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
  • After all, as Lewis-Skelly gestured to those at the Emirates, home is where the heart is.
    — Art de Roché, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Provenance representations, warranted by the vendor rather than gestured at in a policy page.
    — Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 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
  • Independent power producers supply about 40% of total capacity under long-term contracts signed after electricity generation was liberalized in the late 1990s.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The Atlanta Falcons have signed defensive end Za'Darius Smith, the team said Tuesday.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of signed
Verb
  • Wasserman Schultz is a recognizable figure Several times outside of early voting sites, Black, white and Hispanic voters waved or stopped to talk to the congresswoman.
    — Bill Barrow, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2026
  • More than two dozen friends and family traveled from Ohio and waved a Marietta College flag for each of his plate appearances.
    — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 16 Aug. 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
  • Throughout the day on Tuesday, administration officials signaled that the chances of reaching an agreement were slim, according to Bloomberg.
    — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The vote signaled a pivot to faster fixes than traditional transportation improvements, which can take years and sometimes decades because the city often relies on grant funding.
    — Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of signaled
Verb
  • After listening for several seconds, Gulbeyan motioned for arena security.
    — Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Faragna motioned to Nardulli to step to one side and spoke into his ear with circumspection.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of motioned
Verb
  • Manning nodded his head with a smile from his seat among the Hall of Famers.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
  • The costume nodded to the cover of D4vd’s first EP, Petals to Thorns, and helped Alvarez win a $1,000 fan prize.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of nodded
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