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
  • Chwalińska could not prevent Sawangkaew from leveling the set, and gestured towards her discomfort on multiple occasions.
    — Leon Imber, New York Times, 29 June 2026
  • Her closing argument gestured broadly toward supporting public education, tenants, and quality of life, without specifics that voters could hold onto.
    — Bradley Honan, New York Daily News, 28 June 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
  • Last year, Nvidia signed a deal to license technology from inference chip startup Groq.
    — Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 8 July 2026
  • That letter has now been signed by more than 3,000 UC faculty.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
Definition of signed
Verb
  • Letexier waved off Ziko’s goal for the infraction, which occurred an astonishing 18 seconds before the apparent goal.
    — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
  • Witnesses said the e-cyclist was waved through a crosswalk by a driver of a vehicle who slowed down in the right lane.
    — Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 6 July 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
  • To some close observers, the offer signaled that Regan may have been looking for a way out of an expensive ballot fight.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
  • Saudi Arabia also signaled a competitive market by announcing its biggest oil price cuts to Asia in over two decades.
    — Gaurav Sharma, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Definition of signaled
Verb
  • The regular working-class crew heading home for the day filed onto her bus when a supervisor popped by the front door and motioned to two teen girls.
    — Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 2 June 2026
  • The attributes and their sustainability motioned toward a dynasty.
    — Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 29 May 2026
Definition of motioned
Verb
  • With Austria desperately throwing men forward, a cross nodded back across goal found Wolves striker Kalajdzic, who somehow powered his header through a crowd of bodies to secure a 3-3 draw.
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 28 June 2026
  • The story begins with the historic building designed by Edward Durrell Stone in the 1960s as the World Trade Center, with a cruciform plan that nodded to the four corners of the compass and New Orleans’ place as a center of international commerce.
    — Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 26 June 2026
Definition of nodded
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