as in motioned
to direct or notify by a movement or gesture
the police officer gestured me to the side of the road to tell me my headlight was out
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Recent Examples of gestured
Halverson gestured to a telephone behind him on his office desk.
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Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 28 May 2026
Gray shook his head in mock frustration and gestured at his phone as the call went to Johansson’s voicemail.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 16 May 2026
The outlook appeared so bleak that Alexey Miranchuk gestured to the heavens and said, if the team could acquire help from a higher power and get a road win, maybe the ship could be steered in the right direction.
—Amna Subhan, AJC.com, 7 May 2026
Girls Trip is a deeper exploration of ideas the proper album had only gestured to.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 4 May 2026
None of this diminishes the political commitments of the artists Osmon writes about, all of whom strove to live up to the ideals that their music gestured toward.
—Jack Hamilton, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026
Some gestured, comically, at their excitement at helping to reform Saudi society.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2026
The inequalities of the art world are gestured to as fact.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
On the way back to the inn, in the fading yellow light, Tony gestured toward a modest wooden shed with a derelict fishing pier extending into the water.
—Akash Kapur, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2026
Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 28 May 2026
Gray shook his head in mock frustration and gestured at his phone as the call went to Johansson’s voicemail.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 16 May 2026
The outlook appeared so bleak that Alexey Miranchuk gestured to the heavens and said, if the team could acquire help from a higher power and get a road win, maybe the ship could be steered in the right direction.
—Amna Subhan, AJC.com, 7 May 2026
Girls Trip is a deeper exploration of ideas the proper album had only gestured to.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 4 May 2026
None of this diminishes the political commitments of the artists Osmon writes about, all of whom strove to live up to the ideals that their music gestured toward.
—Jack Hamilton, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026
Some gestured, comically, at their excitement at helping to reform Saudi society.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2026
The inequalities of the art world are gestured to as fact.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
On the way back to the inn, in the fading yellow light, Tony gestured toward a modest wooden shed with a derelict fishing pier extending into the water.
—Akash Kapur, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gestured
Verb
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The regular working-class crew heading home for the day filed onto her bus when a supervisor popped by the front door and motioned to two teen girls.—
Caitlin McGlade,
Charlotte Observer,
2 June 2026
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The attributes and their sustainability motioned toward a dynasty.—
Joel Lorenzi,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
Verb
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Outside, a cluster of demonstrators held signs and waved flags on the perimeter of courthouse property.—
CBS Texas Staff,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
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As the ferry slowly pulled into the Ishigaki port on May 29, a group of people waved the Taiwan flag and brandished a banner to welcome the first batch of visitors.—
Wayne Chang,
CNN Money,
3 June 2026
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“Gestured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gestured. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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