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Recent Examples of gesticulate
During the third set against Jarry, Norrie gesticulated often at a row of young men just in front of me, who were urging him on.
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Sam Knight, New Yorker, 12 July 2025
His franticly gesticulating Iago is a force of nature, and the Tony nominee (for 2021’a Sea Wall/A Life) showcases his character’s charm, cunning, and spite in equally emphatic measure.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 24 Mar. 2025
On benches beneath a massive palm tree, a group of older gentlemen talked and gesticulated, umbrellas propped between their knees.
—Gina Decaprio Vercesi, Travel + Leisure, 13 Mar. 2025
Someone turned on the tv, where two commentators in yellow blazers gesticulated wildly, announcing every three minutes that the game was about to start — until another stream of advertisements cut them off, delaying the kickoff yet again.
—Felix Nesi (tr. Lara Norgaard), The Dial, 21 Jan. 2024
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Sam Knight, New Yorker, 12 July 2025
His franticly gesticulating Iago is a force of nature, and the Tony nominee (for 2021’a Sea Wall/A Life) showcases his character’s charm, cunning, and spite in equally emphatic measure.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 24 Mar. 2025
On benches beneath a massive palm tree, a group of older gentlemen talked and gesticulated, umbrellas propped between their knees.
—Gina Decaprio Vercesi, Travel + Leisure, 13 Mar. 2025
Someone turned on the tv, where two commentators in yellow blazers gesticulated wildly, announcing every three minutes that the game was about to start — until another stream of advertisements cut them off, delaying the kickoff yet again.
—Felix Nesi (tr. Lara Norgaard), The Dial, 21 Jan. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gesticulate
Verb
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As the moon rose, Mugibelo gestured out to the salt pans behind us.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
30 Oct. 2025
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The prototype enables movement in 30-degree increments, supporting four distinct gripping, resting, or gesturing positions.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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During a test run as the Pioneer transitioned from running on its hull to lifting four feet above the water on its slender foils, several boats coming the other way began to point and wave at us.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
7 Nov. 2025
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At the end of the ad, an AI Santa Claus is seen waving with a bottle of the soft drink in his right hand as the animals wave back and cheer.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Others wore keffiyehs, a symbol of Palestinian resistance, nodding to an issue that inspired many of Mamdani’s supporters and was in turn weaponized by his critics.—
Alex J. Rouhandeh,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Actor Christian Bale received a Best Actor Oscar nomination for his portrayal of Cheney in the film, which also starred Amy Adams and Sam Rockwell, and ultimately scored eight overall Academy Awards nods.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Gesticulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gesticulate. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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