as in to bob
to make short up-and-down movements
though she couldn't see the rain, she knew it had started because she could see the flowers nod as raindrops hit them
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Recent Examples of nod
Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2025
One was a dangling pair made of red, white and blue beads in a nod to Independence Day.
—Sophie Levenson, Chicago Tribune, 4 July 2025
Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 2 July 2025
The seasonal selection nods to Thailand with strong notes of ginger and lemongrass emanating from the sweet coconut broth dotted with crunchy bits of fried shallot.
—Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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Verb
And while the majority of the performances featured modern music and choreography, there was also a nod to customary Korean culture with the San Diego Korean Pungmul Institute, which performed traditional song and dance.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2025
One was a dangling pair made of red, white and blue beads in a nod to Independence Day.
—Sophie Levenson, Chicago Tribune, 4 July 2025
Noun
The team implicitly nodded en masse, but how will Blythe himself hold up?
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 2 July 2025
The seasonal selection nods to Thailand with strong notes of ginger and lemongrass emanating from the sweet coconut broth dotted with crunchy bits of fried shallot.
—Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nod
Verb
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His forlorn whale-eyes scanned left to right, eyebrows bobbing in turn.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 June 2025
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But what followed stunned him: Zoro bobbed up, paddling with ease.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 June 2025
Noun
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Faster licensing at the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation has cut approval times from 33 days to just five, yielding $179 million annually in additional worker earnings.—
James Broughel,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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The city would also have to implement measures to fast-track developments with affordable housing in more affluent, majority-white neighborhoods by easing zoning restrictions and approvals, per the agreement, sources who were privy to the negotiations said.—
Lizzie Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
9 July 2025
Noun
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Behind him stands a little girl, less than half his size, wearing a red dress, a red bow poking from the thicket of her heavy black hair.—
Daniel Alarcón,
New Yorker,
30 June 2025
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In other words, boomerangs, like spears and bows, seem to be a frequent solution to the same basic problem: how to hit things with a stick.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
30 June 2025
Noun
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Prior to this, the fast food chain was known for its malts and shakes, banana splits, Dilly Bar, Buster Bar, and Peanut Buster. — USA TODAY contributed to this report.—
Alexis Simmerman,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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The restaurant, known for its smash burgers, shakes and crinkle-cut fries, also has a location in Liberty Township.—
Keith Pandolfi,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
Verb
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Mize otherwise pumped his fastball to stay in advantageous counts.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
6 July 2025
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Then came the devastating diagnosis: dilated cardiomyopathy, a condition where the heart becomes enlarged and weakened, leaving it unable to pump blood effectively.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 July 2025
Noun
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In the letter sent Friday, lawmakers expressed support of efforts to deport violent criminals, but told Trump that raids targeting criminals have resulted in fear among non-criminal migrants.—
Molly Gibbs,
Sacbee.com,
1 July 2025
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But French did not heed the calls, and several MAGA media personalities and politicians expressed their support for him.—
Cody Copeland,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 July 2025
Noun
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The dip pairs well with both veggies and tortilla chips.—
Jenna Sims,
Southern Living,
3 July 2025
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Besides, the majority of the dips in quality derive from Esmail prioritizing stylistic playfulness and experimentation over the relatively straightforward, linear storytelling of Season 1.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Time,
3 July 2025
Noun
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Not fast enough and doesn’t have enough wiggle to be able to really get by you at that level.—
CJ Moore,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
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And the researchers sought to conduct this work in a way that would account for every wiggle in the trove of seismic data, a laborious process.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Nod.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nod. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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