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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
Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025
Best player Emiliano Martinez has long been a pantomime villain in the Premier League.
—Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2024
Known for his sense of humor, Dempsey would entertain fans during rain delays, pantomiming baseball sequences.
—Paul McCardell, Baltimore Sun, 28 Mar. 2024
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Noun
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
Best player Emiliano Martinez has long been a pantomime villain in the Premier League.
—Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
Verb
After calmly letting Larry extrapolate, Jerry pantomimes a short beep.
—Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2024
Known for his sense of humor, Dempsey would entertain fans during rain delays, pantomiming baseball sequences.
—Paul McCardell, Baltimore Sun, 28 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pantomime
Noun
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Luckily, there is more than one gesture to show their affection.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
8 Feb. 2025
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To cook them feels like a way to offer a small gesture of appreciation.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
8 Feb. 2025
Noun
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When Uecker gripes about baseball legends like Mickey Mantle lowering society’s collective standards by doing TV ads for jock itch ointment, Brooks mimes barfing into his coffee cup, but Uecker keeps going, unfazed by one of the funniest men on earth.—
Matt Zoller Seitz,
Vulture,
19 Jan. 2025
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Entertainers such as jugglers, stilt walkers, trick ropers, aerialists and mimes are all set to perform in the plaza.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The big item is signing Connor McDavid (who reaches unrestricted free agency after next season), then Bouchard.—
Allan Mitchell,
The Athletic,
17 Feb. 2025
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Trump signed an executive order to establish the MAHA Commission, headed by RFK Jr, on February 13.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
17 Feb. 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
Noun
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While the aforementioned gamer creep threatens to rob us of silly confrontational television, there’s been one thing stopping them and making season three entertaining: The Traitors picked this season are dysfunctional clowns.—
Alex Abad-Santos,
Vox,
6 Feb. 2025
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There was a good joke buried in that conceit: maybe only clowns spend as much time in the makeup chair as the drag artists that have provided Roan the inspiration for her primary look.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
3 Feb. 2025
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“Pantomime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pantomime. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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