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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
A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 16 Aug. 2024
After calmly letting Larry extrapolate, Jerry pantomimes a short beep.
—Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2024
Jon O'Brien, IndieWire, 20 Mar. 2025
In an interview with the Daily Star, former AEW International Champion Will Ospreay gave his opinion on the WWE product, noting that despite their success, WWE comes across as a pantomime.
—Jeremy Hanna, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025
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Noun
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
Verb
See Episode 5, where the killer frames a schoolmaster’s murder as suicide within a locked room, the laughably lazy explanation for which wouldn’t appear out of place in a pantomime.
—Jon O'Brien, IndieWire, 20 Mar. 2025
In an interview with the Daily Star, former AEW International Champion Will Ospreay gave his opinion on the WWE product, noting that despite their success, WWE comes across as a pantomime.
—Jeremy Hanna, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pantomime
Noun
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In an unprecedented diplomatic gesture, the United Kingdom’s royal family will welcome President Donald Trump for a second state visit this fall.—
Brendan Rascius
July 14,
Miami Herald,
14 July 2025
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Witnesses described two identical incidents in which a man approached two children, ages 4 and 6, and made inappropriate gestures at them before being chased away by witnesses, police said.—
Jason Green,
Mercury News,
12 July 2025
Noun
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Once Phoenix and Colbert get close to the film, however, Phoenix mimes getting up to leave.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
18 July 2025
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As for populating those living Polaroids, dancers and mimes were hired so that they were better trained to stand still in the correct positions.—
Seija Rankin,
HollywoodReporter,
4 June 2025
Verb
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Residents can sign a pledge to participate in the Lights Out Louisville program, which calls for business and homeowners to cut down on artificial light usage at night, while also drawing shades, curtains and blinds after dark to help prevent bird strikes.—
Leo Bertucci,
The Courier-Journal,
24 July 2025
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Brown County in April signed a $90,000 federal contract to house federal detainees at a rate of $70 per person per day — up to $63,000 — and $27 per hour for transportation and guards — up to $27,000.—
Sophie Carson,
jsonline.com,
24 July 2025
Verb
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There also were other videos making the rounds on the internet in which Carrington and teammate Marina Mabrey were seen laughing later in the game, including Mabrey motioning with her fingers.—
Christine Brennan,
CNN Money,
6 July 2025
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That is when a judge abruptly dismissed their case, despite the mother’s objections, because the judge sided with a DHS lawyer who motioned for the dismissal during the hearing, the complaint says.—
Julia Marnin,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 June 2025
Noun
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Pepe the Frog became political, then hate symbol, during 2016 election The frog doodle in clown accessories that flashes in the video is known as Pepe the Frog, and its appearance in Trump's social media posts has sparked interest before.—
Kinsey Crowley,
USA Today,
22 July 2025
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Visitors can take part in the action at the on-site museum where 700 pieces of clown memorabilia are displayed in every nook and cranny, some even suspended from the ceiling.—
Rebecca Deurlein,
Southern Living,
22 July 2025
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“Pantomime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pantomime. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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