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thumb

[thuhm] / θʌm /






VERB
hitchhike
Synonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK








Example Sentences

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Is there a rule of thumb or a percentage of income at which entertainment spending starts to meaningfully impact long-term goals?

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

In a statement released on Thursday, Galatasaray said Lang "suffered a serious cut to his right thumb".

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

But "never did we anticipate or expect them, I think, to be able to hold in their brains, which aren't much bigger than your thumb, information over thousands of square miles," he said.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

As a rule of thumb, each additional $10 increase in a barrel of oil adds about 0.2 percentage point to the Labor Department’s inflation reading, calculates Brusuelas.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

He presses his thumb against the bridge of his nose and closes his eyes.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko