Thesaurus results for MOTIONED

motioned

verb

past tense of motion

as in waved

to direct or notify by a movement or gesture the referee motioned the team captains to confer with him on the sideline

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Recent Examples of motioned Another incident identified by police allegedly occurred on March 27, when Berrios-Otero allegedly motioned for a 4-year-old child to sit on his lap and directed him to get a blanket, according to the warrant affidavits. —

Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 14 May 2026 In team periods Saturday, Joly motioned around the slot and outside, similar to how Engram lined up throughout practices last year. —

Luca Evans, Denver Post, 10 May 2026 The last time came with 60 seconds left and the Rockets up five, when Udoka motioned for 21-year-old Reed Sheppard and 23-year-old Amen Thompson to come his way for a quick gathering while the Lakers’ Austin Reaves was at the free throw line. —

Sam Amick, New York Times, 1 May 2026 Video footage shared online at the time showed that Queen Camilla motioned for Kate Middleton to move with a subtle sweep of her hand a few moments after the Princess of Wales joined the Queen's conversation with Melania during the official welcome at Windsor Castle. —

Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026 Attorney Lynn Johnson stood before jurors in a Kansas City, Kansas, courtroom Tuesday afternoon and motioned to a metal device on wheels that was sitting in front of them. —

Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2026 Prior to closing arguments, Hunter’s other lawyer, Eben Self, motioned for an acquittal by arguing there was no evidence Green was even killed in Orange County, which Chief Circuit Judge Lisa Munyon quickly denied. —

Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2026 Then, when pressed if he's officially booked or not, the actor motioned that his lips are sealed. —

Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Apr. 2026 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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Trump gave the crowd a double thumbs up, and Xi waved before both leaders entered the legislature building for talks expected to influence relations between the world’s two largest economies.

— Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 14 May 2026
Police say Davis waved a gun at the child before Wakefield stepped in front of his son to protect him.

— Chelsea Jones, CBS News, 14 May 2026