Thesaurus results for MOTIONED

motioned

verb

past tense of motion

as in waved

to direct or notify by a movement or gesture the referee motioned the team captains to confer with him on the sideline

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Recent Examples of motioned Faragna motioned to Nardulli to step to one side and spoke into his ear with circumspection. — Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2026 Malonga motioned to the ground behind us and described his vision of an outdoor cooking arena for conferences and events, as well as a bakery, a butchery, and a cheese workshop. — Alicia Erickson, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2026 After lunging for the ball, Sonnett fell to the ground, grabbed her left knee and motioned to Gotham’s bench for medical assistance. — Melanie Anzidei, New York Times, 31 July 2026 The hub of the spaceship was too crowded and chaotic for communication, so Frank Kuligowski motioned his pal to the peace of a nearby corridor. — Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 26 July 2026 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 Channeling his inner Jameson, a spirited Simmons then motioned for Spider-Man to get tossed from the game. — Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026 Another incident identified by police allegedly occurred on March 27, when Berrios-Otero allegedly motioned for a 4-year-old child to sit on his lap and directed him to get a blanket, according to the warrant affidavits. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 14 May 2026 In team periods Saturday, Joly motioned around the slot and outside, similar to how Engram lined up throughout practices last year. — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 10 May 2026

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Aron has waved the flag publicly in support of a Paramount-Warner Bros Discovery merger, while Deadline told you first that Regal boss Eduardo Acuna was also a champion for the union.

— Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 9 Aug. 2026
Dog walkers and fishermen waved, and a canoeist kept pace for a chat.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of waved

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Provenance representations, warranted by the vendor rather than gestured at in a policy page.

— Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
As the cardboard burned, Yachua Mauricio Flores, 23, poured a liquid onto the flames, causing the fire to grow as Vega stood nearby and gestured toward the blaze, according to prosecutors.

— Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026

Definition of gestured

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