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Recent Examples of gesticulate
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.
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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
Here, Haaland is gesticulating for Bernardo to press.
—Liam Tharme, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 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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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
Here, Haaland is gesticulating for Bernardo to press.
—Liam Tharme, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 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
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As the Astros celebrated, and as music blared and fireworks went off, Chisholm got close to Walsh, yelling and gesturing with his hands.—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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During a banquet dinner Sunday evening, Xi warmly greeted Putin and was seen gesturing expressively in conversation with the Russian leader.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
2 Sep. 2025
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Rumble, the drum ensemble that keeps Chiefs fans moving at the games, beat out their rhythms while flag bearers waved giant Chiefs flags at the traffic passing the park.—
Chris Ochsner,
Kansas City Star,
5 Sep. 2025
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That meant ladies could smile and wave with their makeup intact and gentlemen were comfortable in their suit jackets.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
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There is no mistaking that the Democrats are on thin ice with their knee-jerk and obligatory nods to local prerogative.—
Laura Washington,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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The show featured a who’s who of Hollywood stars, many of whom also landed Emmy nods, among them Martin Scorsese, Ron Howard, Bryan Cranston, Kathryn Hahn, Catherine O’Hara, Ike Barinholtz, Zoë Kravitz, Anthony Mackie and Dave Franco.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Gesticulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gesticulate. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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