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
Bosko's sister made it within steps of Green before security came out and gestured her off the stage.
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Chris Barilla, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
Cain laughed and gestured to the shelf behind him.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
The Make America Healthy Again movement has recently gestured at embracing the long Covid community.
—Eli Cahan, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2025
At a metal detector, a guard gestured to his many necklaces and pendants.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
The rapper then gestured to his family and put on his glasses.
—Lauryn Overhultz , Tracy Wright , Maria Paronich , Kirill Clark, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
The judge gestured at Lindor to take a seat in one of the courtroom’s wooden pew benches.
—Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 29 Sep. 2025
Go ahead, Chase gestured at Ochocinco.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2025
On his way to the blue medical tent, Bosa looked at the crowd and gestured with a resounding thumbs down.
—Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Sep. 2025
Chris Barilla, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
Cain laughed and gestured to the shelf behind him.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
The Make America Healthy Again movement has recently gestured at embracing the long Covid community.
—Eli Cahan, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2025
At a metal detector, a guard gestured to his many necklaces and pendants.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
The rapper then gestured to his family and put on his glasses.
—Lauryn Overhultz , Tracy Wright , Maria Paronich , Kirill Clark, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
The judge gestured at Lindor to take a seat in one of the courtroom’s wooden pew benches.
—Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 29 Sep. 2025
Go ahead, Chase gestured at Ochocinco.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2025
On his way to the blue medical tent, Bosa looked at the crowd and gestured with a resounding thumbs down.
—Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gestured
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And by the time Love motioned for Doubs to line up outside running back Emanuel Wilson instead of inside him on the right side of the formation, there were two seconds left.—
Matt Schneidman,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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Leggett appeared upset and motioned his hands, the complaint says.—
Kelli Arseneau,
jsonline.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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Sydney Sweeney got racing fans’ hearts racing on Sunday before the green flag was waved at the NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race at Phoenix Raceway.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
2 Nov. 2025
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Parents waved from the curb, cried in the parking lot, and maybe sent a care package two weeks later.—
Russell Shaw,
The Atlantic,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Gestured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gestured. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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