pantomimed

verb

past tense of pantomime
as in gestured

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pantomimed
  1. gestured
  2. mimed
  3. signed
  4. waved
  5. gesticulated
  6. signaled
  7. motioned
  8. nodded
Verb
  • The Israelis squinted for a few moments and gestured others over.
    — Cara Anna, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Aces guards Jewell Loyd and Jackie Young gestured toward officials and security personnel while pointing out attendees sitting in the front row.
    — Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of gestured
Verb
  • Standing before the microphone on the Constitution Hall stage, Nikhil asked for the latter word’s definition, language of origin and other identifying information while his fingers mimed typing.
    — Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 27 May 2026
  • Instead of getting upset himself, Busch mimed wiping away fake tears to the crowd.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 24 May 2026
Definition of mimed
Verb
  • And just a few weeks after Trump signed a bill into law, sponsored by the late US Senator Lindsey Graham, allowing for punishing sanctions to be imposed on any country that bought Russian oil, Washington has now become a customer itself.
    — Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Anthropic threw its support behind both bills in August, and OpenAI formally endorsed them last month, the same day Newsom signed them into law.
    — Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of signed
Verb
  • Armed and hooded, the gang was waved in by Black and surprised, subdued, and handcuffed the other security guards.
    — Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Asked whether the ongoing appeals create any unease, Rosario waved it off.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of waved
Verb
  • Onstage, Abrams seemed the more demure of the two, strumming her guitar behind a mic stand while Hobert held her microphone in her hand and gesticulated with authorial flair.
    — Carrie Battan, Vulture, 15 Jan. 2026
Definition of gesticulated
Verb
  • The production took its time finding homes that felt lived in and signaled the class of the families inside them.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
  • The latest consumer and producer price indexes showed jumps in transportation costs, while purchasing manager surveys signaled big spikes in prices businesses are paying.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of signaled
Verb
  • The shotgun snap bounced off Tre Harris as the receiver motioned across the formation.
    — Mike Sando, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026
  • An elderly woman in a proper ink-black dress and modest, sensible heels motioned us over and led us down the aisle, inviting us to sit in the pair of waiting chairs just opposite the pulpit.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of motioned
Verb
  • As DeLonge nodded his head and got emotional, the on-air broadcast team set the scene for viewers at home.
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Deisseroth nodded to the community of scientists who worked with him and his co-laureates to make their advances possible.
    — Annalisa Merelli, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of nodded
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“Pantomimed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pantomimed. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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