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as in gesture
a movement of the body or limbs that expresses or emphasizes an idea or feeling
the game requires that you use pantomime to communicate an idea
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as in mime
an actor in a story performed silently and entirely by body movements
in ancient Rome pantomimes performed tragic love stories
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Recent Examples of pantomime
The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 18 Dec. 2024
For any other player, that brief celebration would be a pantomime of disbelief — after all, the dunk is the highest efficiency shot in the game.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025
A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 16 Aug. 2024
After calmly letting Larry extrapolate, Jerry pantomimes a short beep.
—Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2024
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Noun
And by the World War II-era peak of pantomime theater, nearly three hundred separate pantomimes were performed each season throughout Great Britain.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 18 Dec. 2024
For any other player, that brief celebration would be a pantomime of disbelief — after all, the dunk is the highest efficiency shot in the game.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025
Verb
And so a lot of overqualified actors keep getting stuck pantomiming her presence, deliberately evoking Ripley while reminding us what the series lost when its star finally put the feverish space chases behind her.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 16 Aug. 2024
After calmly letting Larry extrapolate, Jerry pantomimes a short beep.
—Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pantomime
Noun
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Even small gestures, like sending a quick text to check in during a hectic day or remembering meaningful anniversaries can reinforce your dependability.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
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Following the outcry over Musk's gesture, right-wing figures shared photos of high-profile Democrats, such as former President Barack Obama and ex-Vice President Kamala Harris, raising one arm while delivering speeches.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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As each mime insults at one another, their motions continue to grow more and more ridiculous, with Chloe Fineman and Ego Nwodim also jumping in at different points to offer their own emotive abuse.—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
11 Feb. 2025
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Born Richard Capri in Reading, Pennsylvania, Capri honed his early skills as a comedian as a clerk in his father’s grocery store doing comedy mimes of the customers.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes,
27 Dec. 2024
Verb
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While that escalated into an all out trade war with China in 2019, by 2020 Trump backed down and signed a trade agreement.—
Sergei Klebnikov,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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Investors are questioning the artificial intelligence trade that sent power stocks soaring last year, as the company viewed as best positioned to strike a data center deal still has not signed an agreement.—
Spencer Kimball,
CNBC,
1 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The plaintiffs, led by the National Treasury Employees Union, initially motioned for a temporary restraining order, but the judge upgraded it to a preliminary injunction, creating the foundations for a potential permanent ruling.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
15 Feb. 2025
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Daniels motioned him from the backfield to a fullback position.—
Ted Nguyen,
The Athletic,
21 Jan. 2025
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Robert Pattinson recalls lying on live TV about seeing clown die in car explosion as a kid: 'What on Earth?' Pattinson also surprised audiences at the convention, making an unannounced appearance alongside his director.—
Jessica Wang,
EW.com,
24 Feb. 2025
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These clowns dressed as presidents appear immature and narcissistic.—
Nancy Tartaglione,
Deadline,
9 Feb. 2025
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“Pantomime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pantomime. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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