Thesaurus results for GESTURED

gestured

verb

past tense of gesture

as in motioned

to direct or notify by a movement or gesture the police officer gestured me to the side of the road to tell me my headlight was out

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Recent Examples of gestured 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 During the sixth inning, Tigers manager AJ Hinch walked from the dugout to the plate and gestured toward the seats for Genevieve — whom Verlander shares with wife Kate Upton — to come out for a special surprise. — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2026 Boos rained down from Superdome stands, and Saints coach Kellen Moore gestured incredulously with his arms out to his side and palms up when officials, following a video review, upheld the call of a fumble. — ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026 Just a twenty‑page pamphlet by Guy Wyser‑Pratte, one of the earliest practitioners, which mostly gestured at concepts rather than showing how to apply them. — Alec Litowitz, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026 The gallery watched with rapt attention as Reddington gestured wildly, slammed his hand down and threw a stack of papers onto the bench. — Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026 Trump gestured to new sod that had been laid around the helipad. — Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026 The president gestured at Nathaniel Rai, a 10-year-old who was rescued from rough surf in Santa Cruz by lifeguard Ryder Williams, who sat across from him in the Oval Office. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2026

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On the touchdown, the senior motioned to the field side to be a second slot receiver.

— PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 10 Oct. 2026
The shotgun snap bounced off Tre Harris as the receiver motioned across the formation.

— Mike Sando, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026

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The crowd chanted France's national anthem and waved flags, and some people played trumpets and violins.

— SYLVIE CORBET, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
The pope paused for a moment and waved to the crowd before retreating into his apartment in the Apostolic Palace.

— Colleen Barry, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026

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