as in waved
to direct or notify by a movement or gesture
the referee motioned the team captains to confer with him on the sideline
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Recent Examples of motioned
Meta motioned to stop Zuckerberg and Mosseri from testifying at the trial and argued for plaintiffs to use previous trial testimony.
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Samantha Subin, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
As a slot technician was paying out that prize, Min motioned to the other machine and indicated he had not been paid and collected his winnings for a second time, Payne said.
—Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2025
On all three plays, the opposing offense motioned an eligible receiver from left to right pre-snap to force all of the Chargers’ cornerbacks to one side of the field.
—Daniel Popper, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
The group motioned for the check, but found stiff competition for the bartender’s gaze, which was locked (in standard dive protocol) on that night’s Mets game.
—Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
Johnson motioned for the trainers, and then put his head in his hands.
—Mark Kern, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Oct. 2025
During the 2022 incident, an unknown person motioned toward Newton to arrest Mitchell for trespassing.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2025
The second man, wearing blue rubber medical gloves, later did the same and motioned for help.
—Peter D'abrosca , Brooke Taylor, FOXNews.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Kathy Williams, Hamilton County Clerk and secretary of the board, motioned to approve the plans.
—Jake Allen, IndyStar, 18 Sep. 2025
Samantha Subin, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
As a slot technician was paying out that prize, Min motioned to the other machine and indicated he had not been paid and collected his winnings for a second time, Payne said.
—Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2025
On all three plays, the opposing offense motioned an eligible receiver from left to right pre-snap to force all of the Chargers’ cornerbacks to one side of the field.
—Daniel Popper, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
The group motioned for the check, but found stiff competition for the bartender’s gaze, which was locked (in standard dive protocol) on that night’s Mets game.
—Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
Johnson motioned for the trainers, and then put his head in his hands.
—Mark Kern, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Oct. 2025
During the 2022 incident, an unknown person motioned toward Newton to arrest Mitchell for trespassing.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2025
The second man, wearing blue rubber medical gloves, later did the same and motioned for help.
—Peter D'abrosca , Brooke Taylor, FOXNews.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Kathy Williams, Hamilton County Clerk and secretary of the board, motioned to approve the plans.
—Jake Allen, IndyStar, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for motioned
Verb
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Employees waved cars toward spots in the grass.—
Quinn Clark,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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He was helped on to a medical cart and waved to the crowd as he was taken off the field.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
26 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The Make America Healthy Again movement has recently gestured at embracing the long Covid community.—
Eli Cahan,
Rolling Stone,
16 Oct. 2025
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At a metal detector, a guard gestured to his many necklaces and pendants.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Motioned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motioned. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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