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as in gesture
a movement of the body or limbs that expresses or emphasizes an idea or feeling
the game requires that you use pantomime to communicate an idea
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as in mime
an actor in a story performed silently and entirely by body movements
in ancient Rome pantomimes performed tragic love stories
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Recent Examples of pantomime
Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 5 June 2024
And so a lot of overqualified actors keep getting stuck pantomiming her presence, deliberately evoking Ripley while reminding us what the series lost when its star finally put the feverish space chases behind her.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 16 Aug. 2024
Jon O'Brien, IndieWire, 20 Mar. 2025
In an interview with the Daily Star, former AEW International Champion Will Ospreay gave his opinion on the WWE product, noting that despite their success, WWE comes across as a pantomime.
—Jeremy Hanna, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025
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Noun
Tatum replied, rhetorically, while smiling and pantomiming a basketball shot.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 5 June 2024
And so a lot of overqualified actors keep getting stuck pantomiming her presence, deliberately evoking Ripley while reminding us what the series lost when its star finally put the feverish space chases behind her.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 16 Aug. 2024
Verb
See Episode 5, where the killer frames a schoolmaster’s murder as suicide within a locked room, the laughably lazy explanation for which wouldn’t appear out of place in a pantomime.
—Jon O'Brien, IndieWire, 20 Mar. 2025
In an interview with the Daily Star, former AEW International Champion Will Ospreay gave his opinion on the WWE product, noting that despite their success, WWE comes across as a pantomime.
—Jeremy Hanna, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pantomime
Noun
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Its value isn’t in delivering more data, but in offering a meaningful signal—tracking gestures, shared rhythms, and interaction patterns to reflect the effort behind emotional presence.—
Sixteen Ramos,
USA Today,
21 Aug. 2025
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Culture shifts slowly, but steady gestures build momentum.—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The bad guy mimes rage, puffing out his chest, while the patrol officer backs away, hands in the air, the very picture of de-escalation.—
Sam Eagan,
New Yorker,
29 July 2025
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Once Phoenix and Colbert get close to the film, however, Phoenix mimes getting up to leave.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
18 July 2025
Verb
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At the time of publishing, the other main summer signing Marcus Rashford, who has joined on loan from Manchester United, hasn’t been cleared to play but that could change before kick off.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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Letters are limited to less than 250 words and must be signed (no pseudonyms nor initials).You must include your email address, address with city and daytime phone number for verification.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The singer, clad in black with bug-eyed shades gripping his face, motioned first to his left.—
Matt Sebastian,
Denver Post,
29 July 2025
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Curry grabbed at his hamstring after an offensive sequence in the second quarter of Game 1, motioned to the bench and left the game with 8:19 to go before halftime.—
Joseph Dycus,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 2025
Noun
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Carnival Midway’s cast of trapeze artists, aerialists, jugglers and clowns perform every hour on the half hour, starting at 1:30 p.m. (on weekends, the show kicks off at 11:30a.m.).—
Alex Schechter,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Aug. 2025
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There’s a patient, dressed as a clown, who has his arm drilled into.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Pantomime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pantomime. Accessed 25 Aug. 2025.
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