Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An act, instance, or sign of disapproval.
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- noun A
sign ofdisapproval
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Examples
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True to its pro-vegetarian stance, PCRM gave the thumbs-down to those that focused on meat-based recipes and those containing lots of saturated fats.
Federal Food Pyramid prompts a lawsuit by PCRM Jennifer LaRue Huget 2011
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Through endless news feeds on multiple venues, you can watch good-versus-evil with an ability to render judgment, giving every witness, every emotion, every piece of evidence the proverbial thumbs-up or thumbs-down.
Dr. Gregory Jantz, Ph.D.: Murder as Spectator Sport Ph.D. Dr. Gregory Jantz 2011
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I think my mother prayed that I would study economics and gave me a decided thumbs-down when I returned home from college with a psychology degree.
Ilana Donna Arazie: 5 Simple Tips for Finding Your Life's Purpose Ilana Donna Arazie 2010
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I think my mother prayed that I would study economics and gave me a decided thumbs-down when I returned home from college with a psychology degree.
Ilana Donna Arazie: 5 Simple Tips for Finding Your Life's Purpose Ilana Donna Arazie 2010
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I think my mother prayed that I would study economics and gave me a decided thumbs-down when I returned home from college with a psychology degree.
Ilana Donna Arazie: 5 Simple Tips for Finding Your Life's Purpose Ilana Donna Arazie 2010
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I think my mother prayed that I would study economics and gave me a decided thumbs-down when I returned home from college with a psychology degree.
Ilana Donna Arazie: 5 Simple Tips for Finding Your Life's Purpose Ilana Donna Arazie 2010
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If that's the case, then at least one of the eight ex-players on the committee -- Whitey Herzog, Frank Robinson, Tony Perez, Jim Palmer, Johnny Bench, Eddie Murray, Ozzie Smith, and Ryne Sandberg -- gave a thumbs-down to Miller.
Peter Dreier: Baseball's Error: No Marvin Miller in the Hall of Fame Peter Dreier 2011
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You gave thumbs-up for your favorite questions and thumbs-down for the ones you liked least.
In the Plex Steven Levy 2011
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A favorable nod to a strapping African-American fellow (quirky music to make us think she LIKES-likes him), but thumbs-down to a dude who's grown his hair into a Marlo Thomas flip.
"I want to see that invitation": D.C. 'Housewives' recap and fact-check (#8, Oct. 1) The Reliable Source 2010
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I think my mother prayed that I would study economics and gave me a decided thumbs-down when I returned home from college with a psychology degree.
Ilana Donna Arazie: 5 Simple Tips for Finding Your Life's Purpose Ilana Donna Arazie 2010
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