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
Even Pascal nodded to the unisex vision in his statement.
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Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 13 Apr. 2026
Sitting in the dugout, Snell nodded up to the field where some of those bosses — president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman, general manager Brandon Gomes and Roberts — stood talking.
—Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2026
Her billboard advertising her Coachella set nodded to her past performance at the festival.
—Hannah Malach, InStyle, 10 Apr. 2026
Mamdani on the campaign trail nodded to the Midwestern city as an inspiration for nonviolent protest response.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2026
Mercury, Venus, Mars and Saturn nodded at them from the black void.
—Marcia Dunn, Twin Cities, 6 Apr. 2026
As Foster sat down, his coach nodded in his direction.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2026
The governor also nodded to The Tribune and ProPublica’s reporting driving change.
—Jessica Schreifels, ProPublica, 27 Mar. 2026
Swift smiled and nodded from her seat.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 13 Apr. 2026
Sitting in the dugout, Snell nodded up to the field where some of those bosses — president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman, general manager Brandon Gomes and Roberts — stood talking.
—Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2026
Her billboard advertising her Coachella set nodded to her past performance at the festival.
—Hannah Malach, InStyle, 10 Apr. 2026
Mamdani on the campaign trail nodded to the Midwestern city as an inspiration for nonviolent protest response.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2026
Mercury, Venus, Mars and Saturn nodded at them from the black void.
—Marcia Dunn, Twin Cities, 6 Apr. 2026
As Foster sat down, his coach nodded in his direction.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2026
The governor also nodded to The Tribune and ProPublica’s reporting driving change.
—Jessica Schreifels, ProPublica, 27 Mar. 2026
Swift smiled and nodded from her seat.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nodded
Verb
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Pink poodles with long black eyelashes danced in a can-can line, a quartet of googly-eyed cacti bobbed along to the music and a trio of small white dogs galloped on the stage.—
Rebecca Castillo,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2026
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Koch bobbed by again, this time with glasses and a Harry Potter lightning bolt doodled on her face.—
Michael Tedder,
The Atlantic,
12 Apr. 2026
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The pair shook hands and shared some laughs with those waiting in line to see them.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
14 Apr. 2026
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Bennedict Mathurin shook off his recent slump to score a team-high 20 points to go with nine rebounds and eight assists.—
Janis Carr,
Daily News,
13 Apr. 2026
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Nine minutes after Son let out a scream and pumped his fist in celebration, the 20-year-old Martínez doubled the lead.—
Josh Gross,
Daily News,
8 Apr. 2026
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Suarez unleashed a loud roar, pumped both fists, and was swarmed by his jubilant (and relieved) teammates.—
Michelle Kaufman
April 7,
Miami Herald,
7 Apr. 2026
Verb
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We are jerked between past and present as his backstory gets filled in, one jogged memory at a time.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
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Aisha jerked and opened her eyes.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Nodded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nodded. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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