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
The Guardian on the lever, who seemed to be leading the session, nodded.
—
George Packer, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
Her outfit subtly nodded to the cross-cultural identity of Mamdani’s campaign, which has been a vocal supporter of the Free Palestine movement.
—Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2025
The crowd nodded in rhythmic agreement.
—Nik Popli, Time, 30 Oct. 2025
Trump has regularly nodded at a third term.
—Zac Anderson, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
Seeming satisfied with her answer, Peter nodded.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
Vargas nodded at the nearly deserted river.
—Daniel Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 29 Oct. 2025
From hats to jerseys to bomber jackets, lots of the Blue Jays gear nodded to those previous World Series trips.
—Eric Koreen, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
This neat tablemate nodded and smiled.
—David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
George Packer, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
Her outfit subtly nodded to the cross-cultural identity of Mamdani’s campaign, which has been a vocal supporter of the Free Palestine movement.
—Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2025
The crowd nodded in rhythmic agreement.
—Nik Popli, Time, 30 Oct. 2025
Trump has regularly nodded at a third term.
—Zac Anderson, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
Seeming satisfied with her answer, Peter nodded.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
Vargas nodded at the nearly deserted river.
—Daniel Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 29 Oct. 2025
From hats to jerseys to bomber jackets, lots of the Blue Jays gear nodded to those previous World Series trips.
—Eric Koreen, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
This neat tablemate nodded and smiled.
—David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nodded
Verb
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Stone’s bobbed hair, styled often by Mara Roszak, was slightly pulled back, with sections of her auburn hair to frame her face.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
22 Oct. 2025
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The voice bobbed and weaved like a cornered boxer.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
19 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The earthquake shook at a depth of just 3 miles, with its epicenter roughly 4 miles northwest of Pinnacles.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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The Breakers shook off early losses to Mater Dei and San Clemente to set the school record for most wins in a regular season.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The true decisive player, however, has been the United Arab Emirates, which has pumped a tremendous amount of money and weapons into the RSF, helping to revive it this year.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
30 Oct. 2025
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No new music energy has been pumped into it for ages.—
tom freston,
Vulture,
28 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Allen, who is 6 foot 5 and 237 pounds, jerked his head back in an effort to draw a roughing penalty on Bolton.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
3 Nov. 2025
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Travis jerked open the door and slid on his butt down a wing that was on fire.—
Gillian Telling,
PEOPLE,
20 Sep. 2025
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“Nodded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nodded. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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