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Synonyms of gesture
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- a teenager who often shrugs her shoulders in a gesture of indifference
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- sent a handwritten thank-you note as a gesture of his gratitude
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verbSynonyms of gesture (Entry 2 of 2)
- the police officer gestured me to the side of the road to tell me my headlight was out
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“Gesture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gesture. Accessed 26 Jun. 2022.
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The first known use of gesture was in the 15th century
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