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Recent Examples of gesticulate
The video, without sound, shows the three of them gesticulating at each other before the 13-year-old in red pants appears to charge David and stab him.
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Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 17 Mar. 2026
And, besides, he could be seen bear-hugging his players, as well as those of Newcastle, within moments of being led away from Barrott, twice turning back to shout and angrily gesticulate in the referee’s direction.
—Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2026
In preschool, he was given a wordless role as Farmer McGregor in a school production of Peter Rabbit and began hamming it up, counting the missing tomatoes and gesticulating at his nemesis rabbit.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026
DiCaprio, who was speaking to a fellow attendee off camera, can be seen gesticulating animatedly during the conversation, pointing his finger several times and waving his hand in a lively manner.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 13 Jan. 2026
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Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 17 Mar. 2026
And, besides, he could be seen bear-hugging his players, as well as those of Newcastle, within moments of being led away from Barrott, twice turning back to shout and angrily gesticulate in the referee’s direction.
—Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2026
In preschool, he was given a wordless role as Farmer McGregor in a school production of Peter Rabbit and began hamming it up, counting the missing tomatoes and gesticulating at his nemesis rabbit.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026
DiCaprio, who was speaking to a fellow attendee off camera, can be seen gesticulating animatedly during the conversation, pointing his finger several times and waving his hand in a lively manner.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 13 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gesticulate
Verb
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Halverson gestured to a telephone behind him on his office desk.—
Jourdan Rodrigue,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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People who attend the trial will also be prohibited from reacting, gesturing, wearing distracting clothing or otherwise disrupting the proceedings.—
Steven Rosenbaum,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
Verb
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It’s liberally dotted with the designer’s personal collection of art and antiques, but still manages to feel pared-back—as if a Scandinavian fairy came down and waved all the potential clutter away.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Towering buttes shoot out of waving prairie grasses.—
Julia Sayers Gokhale,
Midwest Living,
1 June 2026
Verb
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The Patterson House has been the standard-bearer for Nashville’s craft cocktail culture since 2009, earning nods from the James Beard Foundation and Bon Appétit along the way.—
Lanee Lee,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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And Wrobleski nodded, as if in acceptance, before turning to watch the ball fly over the wall in center field for a solo homer.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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“Gesticulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gesticulate. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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