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Recent Examples of emote
Glass models look more modern, while copper models tend to emote a vintage style.
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Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
And Haliburton let the opposing team know by emoting the famous gesture Reggie Miller did in 1994 after knocking down a game-tying stepback jumper to send Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals into overtime.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 22 May 2025
These sinuous visual narratives play with scale, as larger figures seem to be emoting in the present while others appear ghostlike.
—Natasha Gural, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
This audacious approach meant that the Williams character had to look like an ape but otherwise emote and behave like a human in a believable way alongside human actors.
—Carolyn Giardina, Variety, 31 Jan. 2025
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Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
And Haliburton let the opposing team know by emoting the famous gesture Reggie Miller did in 1994 after knocking down a game-tying stepback jumper to send Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals into overtime.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 22 May 2025
These sinuous visual narratives play with scale, as larger figures seem to be emoting in the present while others appear ghostlike.
—Natasha Gural, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
This audacious approach meant that the Williams character had to look like an ape but otherwise emote and behave like a human in a believable way alongside human actors.
—Carolyn Giardina, Variety, 31 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emote
Verb
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Duff wrote alongside a drooling-face emoji.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Jan. 2026
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Line play enthusiasts would drool for 60 minutes.—
David Ubben,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Here are six of Stone’s best tips for building a charcuterie board that everyone will fawn over.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Jan. 2026
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The culprits were Gen Zers fawning over how cute cozy Snoopy was, often on social media.—
Malia Mendez,
Twin Cities,
4 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Need to put a filling dinner on the table, but don't have a lot of time to fuss?—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
22 Dec. 2025
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Dunst doesn’t get fussed about that sort of thing.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
27 Nov. 2025
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“Emote.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emote. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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