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Recent Examples of gesticulateOn 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 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 Here, Haaland is gesticulating for Bernardo to press.—Liam Tharme, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for gesticulate
Future studies should explore whether free-ranging elephants gesture intentionally to each other to communicate in the same way, researchers said.
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Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
14 July 2025
Each of the photos in the graphic contains the Star of David, gesturing towards centuries-old antisemitic tropes about hidden Jewish conspiracies of influence and power.
Surprise: ‘The Voice’ Stumbles for the First Time in More Than a Decade
The singing competition has received an outstanding reality competition program nod every year since 2012 and has won four times along the way — yet it was boxed out this year.
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William Earl,
Variety,
15 July 2025
Teams nod along, then go back to doing things their own way.
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