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
Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2025
Netanyahu did, then nodded and grinned.
—Aluf Benn, Foreign Affairs, 10 Nov. 2025
Max Saltman, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
Meanwhile, Mavis’ covers of songwriters who could be her grandchildren (indie rocker Kevin Morby, Frank Ocean), is a nod to her recent role as patron saint of for several younger generations.
—Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2025
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Verb
The menu features nods to in-universe locations like Wakanda and the fictional Eastern European nation of Sokovia as well as New York, the home base of the Avengers.
—Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2025
Netanyahu did, then nodded and grinned.
—Aluf Benn, Foreign Affairs, 10 Nov. 2025
Noun
Other clips from protests across Michoacán, show many wearing cowboy-style hats as a nod to the late mayor’s sartorial style.
—Max Saltman, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
Meanwhile, Mavis’ covers of songwriters who could be her grandchildren (indie rocker Kevin Morby, Frank Ocean), is a nod to her recent role as patron saint of for several younger generations.
—Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nod
Verb
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While images of retinas bursting with color and a dove flapping its wings on an outstretched human hand looped behind them, the two allowed the crowd to grow denser while bobbing along to their rhythms.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
6 Nov. 2025
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There are no dolphins hanging around the buoy at Grace Bay today, just me, bobbing like a cork, mask, weight belt, and fins on, watching schools of fish zigzag beneath the surface.—
Vanita Salisbury,
AFAR Media,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Warner possesses valuable European sports rights that would require government approvals to sell.—
Rohan Goswami,
semafor.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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Several Japanese companies, including Toyota, are investing roughly $7 billion (1 trillion yen) in local battery production, supported by government certifications such as METI approval for domestic manufacturing of solid-state batteries.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Nov. 2025
Noun
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One of them was Oliver Gilbert, the bow-tie-wearing, 48-year-old mayor of Miami Gardens — one of the country’s largest majority-Black cities and home to a growing Black middle class.—
David Smiley,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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Really, who wouldn’t want to see a battle between bows and arrows and a hyper-advanced alien species with a penchant for trophy hunting?—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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El Camello gives himself a shake and says he’d rather be bitten by a mosquito than have one buzzing in his ear.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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That same month, frozen shakes sold to nursing homes and long-term care facilities were recalled in connection with a listeria outbreak dating back to 2018.—
NPR,
NPR,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Brake gently as needed - Brake normally if the vehicle has anti-lock brakes and pump brakes gently if in an older vehicle.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Nov. 2025
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Simply pump the handle to cut food into fine, chunky, or coarse bits as needed.—
Sian Babish,
PEOPLE,
10 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Ensuring officials have the mental and technological support for making big decisions in big matches with big consequences?—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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All face charges of providing material support to a foreign terrorist organization, and additional juvenile cases may be under seal.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Nashville’s lockout from the major categories year after year (aside from an outlier like Beyonce’s one-time genre dip) is bound to stir discussion going forward.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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Think of this as the matured version of the Kool-Aid dip-dye technique.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Dog with a ‘wiggle butt’ has spent nearly 300 days in shelter.—
Real-Time News team,
Miami Herald,
27 Oct. 2025
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Although there is wiggle-room for the inflationary temperature/energy scale to be a bit lower than the limit set by cosmic rays, the CMB limits on the maximum post-inflationary temperature cannot be evaded.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Nod.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nod. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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