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
Some gestured, comically, at their excitement at helping to reform Saudi society.
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Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2026
The inequalities of the art world are gestured to as fact.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
On the way back to the inn, in the fading yellow light, Tony gestured toward a modest wooden shed with a derelict fishing pier extending into the water.
—Akash Kapur, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2026
Wiseman gestured with his hands, making a heart shape and pointing to a bracelet around his wrist.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 6 Apr. 2026
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.
—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
Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2026
The inequalities of the art world are gestured to as fact.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
On the way back to the inn, in the fading yellow light, Tony gestured toward a modest wooden shed with a derelict fishing pier extending into the water.
—Akash Kapur, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2026
Wiseman gestured with his hands, making a heart shape and pointing to a bracelet around his wrist.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 6 Apr. 2026
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gestured
Verb
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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
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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
Verb
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In one image, a radiant Kiara waved at the camera, Joel’s hands cradling her belly.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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The Reds waved the white flag in the ninth inning on Wednesday night, sending catcher Jose Trevino to the mound as the sacrificial pitcher.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Gestured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gestured. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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