as in bobbed
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 nodded
Fiona came back in, asked a few more questions, seemed satisfied, and nodded her approval.
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Tom Piazza
september 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
At the Kering dinner, Evangelista nodded to her former look without actually cutting her hair.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 12 Sep. 2025
Several supervisors nodded to those concerns ahead of Tuesday’s vote.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
And Powell also nodded to that possibility in his keynote speech last month at the Kansas City Fed’s annual economic symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
Alex fizzed in a pinpoint cross to De Rosario, who nodded home from four yards out.
—Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2025
Katherine nodded to a spectacled woman in the front.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
The technical team spoke in code while business stakeholders nodded along, pretending to understand the difference between server-side rendering issues and front-end optimization problems.
—Meeky Hwang, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Everyone nodded and went back to work.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Tom Piazza
september 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
At the Kering dinner, Evangelista nodded to her former look without actually cutting her hair.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 12 Sep. 2025
Several supervisors nodded to those concerns ahead of Tuesday’s vote.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
And Powell also nodded to that possibility in his keynote speech last month at the Kansas City Fed’s annual economic symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
Alex fizzed in a pinpoint cross to De Rosario, who nodded home from four yards out.
—Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2025
Katherine nodded to a spectacled woman in the front.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
The technical team spoke in code while business stakeholders nodded along, pretending to understand the difference between server-side rendering issues and front-end optimization problems.
—Meeky Hwang, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Everyone nodded and went back to work.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nodded
Verb
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But unlike Yamamoto—whose second straight 10-K one-hitter was wasted—Verlander bobbed and weaved and lollipop-curved the lineup to death.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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This magnificent fruit can be candied, bobbed, picked and pied.—
Lorenza Medley,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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A week after suffering a gut-punch loss to Nevada in Reno when two winning touchdowns were called back in the final moment and a tying field goal with seconds to play just missed, Sac State shook off early jitters to unleash a balanced offense in improving to 1-2.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Just three months ago, Israel and Iran fought a 12-day war that shook the Middle East.—
Ian Bremmer,
Time,
14 Sep. 2025
Verb
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So what gets Aaliyah pumped for a runway?—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
15 Sep. 2025
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Or you might be pumped about how to handle your money.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The president starts out by making a visit to Liberty Arena to play basketball with some school children, then gets jerked away when the crisis happens.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
2 Sep. 2025
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If Hall jerked too violently, let alone tried to run, the wire would pull the trigger, firing the shotgun Kiritsis had pointed at the back of Hall’s head.—
Katie Rife,
IndieWire,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Nodded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nodded. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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