The U.S. economy shrugged off the '87 Crash.
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Shrugged
/ʃɹʌɡd/
Synonyms for "shrugged" (18 found)
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8 entriesbody gesturebrush-offcasual dismissalcasual expressioncultivated indifferencedismissive gesturenonverbal gestureshoulder shrug
Collocations
11 entriesgesture of indifferencegive a shrugnonverbal cuenonverbal shrugraise shouldersshoulder shrugshrug gestureshrug offshrugged expressionshrugged gestureshrugged shoulders
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3 entriesSample sentences
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He just shrugged his shoulders.
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He shrugged his shoulders.
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He simply shrugged off my suggestion.
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