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as in gesture
a movement of the body or limbs that expresses or emphasizes an idea or feeling
the game requires that you use pantomime to communicate an idea
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as in mime
an actor in a story performed silently and entirely by body movements
in ancient Rome pantomimes performed tragic love stories
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Recent Examples of pantomime
Matt Woosnam, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
Below decks, crew will likely have their own parties and special dinners, but there’s often a public crew show or even a crew pantomime to bring guests and crew closer together and share in the festive spirit.
—David Nikel, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025
A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 16 Aug. 2024
After calmly letting Larry extrapolate, Jerry pantomimes a short beep.
—Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2024
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Noun
Dunk, the only remaining pantomime villain of this fixture, was twice beaten by a dazzling Ismaila Sarr, something the Palace fans very much enjoyed.
—Matt Woosnam, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
Below decks, crew will likely have their own parties and special dinners, but there’s often a public crew show or even a crew pantomime to bring guests and crew closer together and share in the festive spirit.
—David Nikel, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025
Verb
And so a lot of overqualified actors keep getting stuck pantomiming her presence, deliberately evoking Ripley while reminding us what the series lost when its star finally put the feverish space chases behind her.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 16 Aug. 2024
After calmly letting Larry extrapolate, Jerry pantomimes a short beep.
—Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pantomime
Noun
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Social media content featuring rude hand gestures was scrubbed from the internet.—
Stephanie Yang,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2025
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Boxes and cylinders and prisms can no longer do that, and the lone remaining expressive gesture is to Go Weird, as architects strain for enough distinctiveness to produce a landmark.—
Christopher Bonanos,
Curbed,
6 June 2025
Noun
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Movement coordinator Polly Bennett helped craft each actor’s pose, but the fact that they were stopped halfway through a gesture put a strain on even the highest-caliber mime.—
Seija Rankin,
HollywoodReporter,
4 June 2025
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At times, Expedition 33 feels like a twisted fairy tale, something akin to Alice in Wonderland but far more French (complete with mimes and marionettes).—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
23 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The Dodgers also quietly signed Kyle Funkhouser to a minor-league deal, stashing another arm with big-league time just in case.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
6 June 2025
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In January, Trump signed an executive that revoked former President Biden's 2021 executive order setting targets for EVs and emissions standards.—
Emily Forlini,
PC Magazine,
5 June 2025
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According to the firm's statement, Sheil, 22, successfully motioned to dismiss three of Gifford's original claims in December 2024.—
Zoey Lyttle,
People.com,
30 May 2025
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Cora walked him back and held a brief meeting on the mound with all the infielders before motioning to the bullpen.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
22 May 2025
Noun
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Fans can also look forward to performances by the iconic Silver Spurs Quadrille, the adorable antics of kids competing in Mutton Bustin’, and plenty of laughs courtesy of the ever-entertaining rodeo clowns.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 May 2025
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His wife, Susan, a sweet woman with short grey hair, worked as a dental hygienist and performed as a clown named Jubilee at hospitals, nursing homes, parties — even the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta.—
Jennifer Berry Hawes,
ProPublica,
19 May 2025
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“Pantomime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pantomime. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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