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Recent Examples of gestural
To test the fully gestural navigation, enable them in system settings.
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Sabrina Weiss, WIRED, 4 Sep. 2019
The vast majority of gestural interactions (83 percent) involved a two-part exchange of gesture for gesture.
—Erin Blakemore, Washington Post, 27 July 2024
The show credits a movement director (Didi Hopkins), but even so, there’s something a shade too automatic, too clumsily literal in Izzard’s gestural vocabulary.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 11 Feb. 2024
Moon’s confident performance — smoky voice, headstrong attitude, gestural dance moves — has caught the attention of critics.
—Michael Paulson, New York Times, 8 May 2024
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Sabrina Weiss, WIRED, 4 Sep. 2019
The vast majority of gestural interactions (83 percent) involved a two-part exchange of gesture for gesture.
—Erin Blakemore, Washington Post, 27 July 2024
The show credits a movement director (Didi Hopkins), but even so, there’s something a shade too automatic, too clumsily literal in Izzard’s gestural vocabulary.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 11 Feb. 2024
Moon’s confident performance — smoky voice, headstrong attitude, gestural dance moves — has caught the attention of critics.
—Michael Paulson, New York Times, 8 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gestural
Adjective
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The mix of vulnerability and boldness came through in full force in this performance, which included some audible jitters but also expressive moments where Wang’s milky legato meshed with the attentive, even tender, playing of the lower brass.—
Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim,
New York Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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In the lyrics, the Argentine artist reflects on her emotions, which lead her to seek revenge in an expressive manner.—
Jessica Roiz,
Billboard,
24 Jan. 2025
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With mobile quarterbacks like Mahomes able to stretch plays and gain extra yards, Parsons worries that these deceptive movements are fundamentally altering the game.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
26 Jan. 2025
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Instead, the coach is encouraged by what he’s seen from the mobile blueliner as of late.—
Kevin Kurz,
The Athletic,
25 Jan. 2025
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The Sine guitar rocks movable pickups and a novel metal pad for swells and tremolo plus pedal control and expression.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
15 Jan. 2025
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There were a slew of innovations in robot vacuums on the CES show floor this year, from arms and legs to extendable mops, movable towers, and new navigation systems.—
Jennifer Pattison Tuohy,
The Verge,
12 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The rate for medical and moving purposes is based on the variable costs.—
Susan Tompor,
USA TODAY,
21 Dec. 2024
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Sam and Eric’s attempts to evade the aliens can be gripping and scary, but Day One is really a profoundly moving exploration of what survival really means.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
19 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Instead, the reduction in hormones and testes size only decreased the cichlids’ amount of motile sperm.—
Joseph Castro,
Discover Magazine,
19 July 2011
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Moreover, having normal semen volumes, sperm motility, sperm concentration, and total motile sperm counts are not guarantees of fertility.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes,
21 June 2021
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On ‘90s night, her wife (and now manager) Catherine was in full demonstrative flair as one of the wanna-be Spice Girls, alongside some of her visiting friends from Britain.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
23 Jan. 2025
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Four years into his NBA career, Cunningham typically adopts a quiet, lead-by-example approach, but something prompted him to be more demonstrative.—
Kelly Iko,
The Athletic,
21 Jan. 2025
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“Gestural.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gestural. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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