as in motioned
to direct or notify by a movement or gesture
the police officer gestured me to the side of the road to tell me my headlight was out
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Recent Examples of gestured
Damas mistakenly believed his son had called the police on him, became angry, and gestured as if to hit him but never made physical contact, Nelson said.
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Armando Garcia, ABC News, 30 Mar. 2026
At one point, a passerby shouted and gestured at protesters, drawing a response from some in the crowd.
—Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 28 Mar. 2026
Kunzweiler gestured toward the defense table, where Wilkens sat in a striped orange jail jumpsuit, her handcuffs padlocked to a heavy chain at her waist, her ankles shackled together in leg irons.
—Pamela Colloff, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026
Immediately after hitting that shot, almost in one motion, Peterson turned around and gestured to coach Bill Self.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 17 Mar. 2026
Moments later, Hopkins gestured with his arm after draining a 3-pointer.
—Cbs New York Team, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
As the deep bass from the DJ’s techno beats shook cups of cocktail sauce on a nearby table, Koc, a software engineer by day, gestured to the hundreds of OpenClaw disciples on the dance floor and argued that the excitement was more than just a passing fad.
—Jared Perlo, NBC news, 8 Mar. 2026
Some gestured at something like corporate protest; others blamed an unaffordable city.
—Nora Deligter, Curbed, 6 Mar. 2026
Somewhere to the north, Lilian gestured, and Jeremy provided the prison’s name.
—Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026
Armando Garcia, ABC News, 30 Mar. 2026
At one point, a passerby shouted and gestured at protesters, drawing a response from some in the crowd.
—Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 28 Mar. 2026
Kunzweiler gestured toward the defense table, where Wilkens sat in a striped orange jail jumpsuit, her handcuffs padlocked to a heavy chain at her waist, her ankles shackled together in leg irons.
—Pamela Colloff, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026
Immediately after hitting that shot, almost in one motion, Peterson turned around and gestured to coach Bill Self.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 17 Mar. 2026
Moments later, Hopkins gestured with his arm after draining a 3-pointer.
—Cbs New York Team, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
As the deep bass from the DJ’s techno beats shook cups of cocktail sauce on a nearby table, Koc, a software engineer by day, gestured to the hundreds of OpenClaw disciples on the dance floor and argued that the excitement was more than just a passing fad.
—Jared Perlo, NBC news, 8 Mar. 2026
Some gestured at something like corporate protest; others blamed an unaffordable city.
—Nora Deligter, Curbed, 6 Mar. 2026
Somewhere to the north, Lilian gestured, and Jeremy provided the prison’s name.
—Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gestured
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Shawn Iles, 3rd, was also poised to reject the proposal before Burns’ motioned to table the discussion.—
Claire Murphy,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
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The photographer motioned her over, and took her picture.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Texas Rangers legend Josh Hamilton waved around two dollar bills with a smile on his face Tuesday at Oak Grove Park.—
Charles Baggarly
April 2,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 Apr. 2026
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After a scoreless first period, Jared Wright nearly put the Kings ahead midway through the second, but his goal was waved off for goaltender interference.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Gestured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gestured. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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