as in motioned
to direct or notify by a movement or gesture
waved them over to the side of the road
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Recent Examples of waved
Da Lin, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
Airlines canceled thousands of flights and waved change and cancellation fees for airports across the East Coast.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 23 Feb. 2026
Once closed, students gathered in the road and played music, displayed signs and waved flags.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 2 Feb. 2026
Danai Gurira wraps her braids in intricate, waved shapes along her face for an elegant red carpet look.
—Audrey Noble, InStyle, 13 Jan. 2026
After Trump’s press conference about U.S. actions in Venezuela, people still gathered outside the Doral restaurant and sang, danced and waved flags.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 3 Jan. 2026
But publicly, Broncos head coach Sean Payton treated news of Justin Herbert’s Sunday absence with a waved hand and a shrug.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 1 Jan. 2026
As a helicopter carrying hostages to the Ichilov hospital flew overhead, crowds cheered, applauded and waved flags.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 13 Oct. 2025
The waved walls in Calce Romana serving as a shoe display are inspired by the unfolding of leather rolls and the facade of the Fendi footwear factory in Fermo, in Italy’s Marche region.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2025
Gary Bedore
march 4, Kansas City Star, 5 Mar. 2026
Trump waved away both resolutions with a presidential veto.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 4 Mar. 2026
The crowd danced, waved flags, and voiced their support for democracy in the country they were forced to leave decades ago.
—Da Lin, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
Many waved pre-Islamic Revolution Iranian flags bearing the lion-and-sun emblem.
—Yarden Segev, NBC news, 1 Mar. 2026
According to François Godard, a media and telecoms analyst at Enders Analysis, the $71B Disney-Fox deal from late last decade, which was waved through by the EU but examined minutely, sets the closest recent precedent for Hollywood M&A in the continent.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 27 Feb. 2026
Anderson waved and clapped his hands to get the big man’s attention and direct him to the corner.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 27 Feb. 2026
Palm branches were waved to greet Jesus according to the doctrine, and now the date is celebrated by gifting palm branches, often woven into the shape of a cross.
—Matthew Kayser, Ascend Agency, 26 Feb. 2026
Mazzulla waved the white flag just past the midway point of the fourth quarter, sending in deep reserves Luka Garza and Dalano Banton to close out the game.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 26 Feb. 2026
Adjective
The crowd danced, waved flags, and voiced their support for democracy in the country they were forced to leave decades ago.
—Da Lin, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
Airlines canceled thousands of flights and waved change and cancellation fees for airports across the East Coast.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 23 Feb. 2026
Once closed, students gathered in the road and played music, displayed signs and waved flags.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 2 Feb. 2026
Danai Gurira wraps her braids in intricate, waved shapes along her face for an elegant red carpet look.
—Audrey Noble, InStyle, 13 Jan. 2026
After Trump’s press conference about U.S. actions in Venezuela, people still gathered outside the Doral restaurant and sang, danced and waved flags.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 3 Jan. 2026
But publicly, Broncos head coach Sean Payton treated news of Justin Herbert’s Sunday absence with a waved hand and a shrug.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 1 Jan. 2026
As a helicopter carrying hostages to the Ichilov hospital flew overhead, crowds cheered, applauded and waved flags.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 13 Oct. 2025
The waved walls in Calce Romana serving as a shoe display are inspired by the unfolding of leather rolls and the facade of the Fendi footwear factory in Fermo, in Italy’s Marche region.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
The refs by the way did not assess a technical foul to KU for trying to start six players since Williams waved the walkons off before the actual tip.
—Gary Bedore
march 4, Kansas City Star, 5 Mar. 2026
Trump waved away both resolutions with a presidential veto.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 4 Mar. 2026
The crowd danced, waved flags, and voiced their support for democracy in the country they were forced to leave decades ago.
—Da Lin, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
Many waved pre-Islamic Revolution Iranian flags bearing the lion-and-sun emblem.
—Yarden Segev, NBC news, 1 Mar. 2026
According to François Godard, a media and telecoms analyst at Enders Analysis, the $71B Disney-Fox deal from late last decade, which was waved through by the EU but examined minutely, sets the closest recent precedent for Hollywood M&A in the continent.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 27 Feb. 2026
Anderson waved and clapped his hands to get the big man’s attention and direct him to the corner.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 27 Feb. 2026
Palm branches were waved to greet Jesus according to the doctrine, and now the date is celebrated by gifting palm branches, often woven into the shape of a cross.
—Matthew Kayser, Ascend Agency, 26 Feb. 2026
Mazzulla waved the white flag just past the midway point of the fourth quarter, sending in deep reserves Luka Garza and Dalano Banton to close out the game.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 26 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for waved
Adjective
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Many are created in order to address a concern (dandruff, breakage, brittleness) or to work most effectively for a specific hair type (4C curls, wavy hair, gray hair).—
Michelle Rostamian,
Allure,
27 Feb. 2026
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Dressed in head-to-toe leather, Moore unveiled her wet and wavy bob, crafted by celebrity stylist Dimitris Giannetos, to the cameras inside Piazza VI Febbraio, posing alongside Donatella Versace, Brad Goreski and Luca de Meo.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
27 Feb. 2026
Verb
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On the other end of the court, Bulls coach Billy Donovan motioned for a timeout the moment the whistle blew.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Feb. 2026
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That’s when Washington’s Department of Health motioned for and received an Order of Default against Montano.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
19 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Somewhere to the north, Lilian gestured, and Jeremy provided the prison’s name.—
Yiyun Li,
New Yorker,
1 Mar. 2026
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Richter — who, like Cantor, had spent her entire career here, first as a research mathematician and then, after retiring, as a lecturer on the history of mathematics — gestured for Goos to sit.—
Joseph Howlett,
Quanta Magazine,
25 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Enter a rock-and-roll trio of fashion-designer tailors with red, black, and frizzy brown hair, all wearing wildly colorful countercultural garb.—
Jennifer Homans,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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Fun pink-and-red dark spot stickers that erase hyperpigmentation and look good doing it; an innovative perfume milk launch that packs skin care and long-wear benefits; a genius frizzy hair product for taming flyways on gusty mornings; and so many more swoon-worthy staples.—
Grace McCarty,
Glamour,
1 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Also screening at the fest is Harry Lighton’s kinky BDSM romance Pillion, led by Alexander Skarsgard and Harry Melling and Alex Burunova’s Satisfaction, a study of the creative tension between two British composers with Laird and Whitehead.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Feb. 2026
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Bread dough The morning after Cathy and Heathcliff spy on Joseph (Ewan Mitchell) and Zillah’s (Amy Morgan) kinky stable tryst, Cathy loses her composure at the breakfast table watching a very wet dough (focaccia, maybe?—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
16 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The rest of her hair was pulled up in an undone updo, with a handful of delicately curled tendrils falling down her shoulders for extra romantic effect.—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
9 Feb. 2026
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Senior Sebastian Valencia scored goals on a header on a cross by junior Mason Sanders and another on a curled solo shot from distance.—
Buddy Collings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Waved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waved. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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