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Recent Examples of gesticulate
Their remaining team-mates applauded the away enclosure, but many in that section were gesticulating their disdain.
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Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
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.
—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
But as Jared Goff gesticulated and sent receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown in motion, Booker and fellow defensive lineman DeMarcus Walker jumped across the line, giving the Lions a free first down.
—Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
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Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
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.
—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
But as Jared Goff gesticulated and sent receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown in motion, Booker and fellow defensive lineman DeMarcus Walker jumped across the line, giving the Lions a free first down.
—Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gesticulate
Verb
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Meet Elias Parker, my mother told me, gesturing to the man with the pearl-button shirt.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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These are the questions that have plagued the American public since the Euphoria and Anyone But You actor dared to gesture toward a blatant superiority as one of the most notable hot people right now.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
4 Nov. 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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Parker nodded to her SATC character Carrie Bradshaw in her sparkly nude ballgown.—
Meg Walters,
InStyle,
7 Jan. 2026
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The pair also has a double meaning, nodding to Michael Jordan’s own motorcycle and his former Motorsports team.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Gesticulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gesticulate. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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