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 The shotgun snap bounced off Tre Harris as the receiver motioned across the formation. — Mike Sando, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026 An elderly woman in a proper ink-black dress and modest, sensible heels motioned us over and led us down the aisle, inviting us to sit in the pair of waiting chairs just opposite the pulpit. — Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026 Ripa then motioned to the other side, indicating that the hotel placed the tissue holder to the left of the toilet. — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Sep. 2026 Audience jeers council’s I-77 decision Mayfield, who serves council at-large, motioned to keep Charlotte from changing its previous vote against the toll lanes. — Charlotte Observer, 22 Sep. 2026 The 2022 ruling came after the defense motioned in 2020 to have Toshpuldzoda evaluated for mental health issues. — Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 21 Sep. 2026 Bijan Robinson’s touchdown catch The Falcons motioned running back Bijan Robinson out of the backfield and, for the first time all game, put receiver Chris Blair onto the field with him. — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 14 Sep. 2026 Two plays after the turnover, Agnew scrambled to his left and motioned for wide receiver Kobe Smith to head toward the end zone. — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2026 One person told police that Rodriguez was standing on the sidewalk outside the church when Rodriguez motioned for the person to fight him – after which Rodriguez approached and started swinging fists in his direction, according to court records. — Harry Harris, Mercury News, 26 Aug. 2026

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Armed and hooded, the gang was waved in by Black and surprised, subdued, and handcuffed the other security guards.

— Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026
Asked whether the ongoing appeals create any unease, Rosario waved it off.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2026

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For someone whose energetic stomp through Lagos helped introduce her to much of the internet, nerves still arrived when the Chanel runway beckoned.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2026
Was hearing Roland Hayes and, in time, other inspiring artists sing Schubert, Brahms, and Schumann songs like being beckoned by a musical brook to trust her instincts and follow its unlikely path?

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026

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