gesture
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If your retirement fund is not where it ought to be, then you don’t give money to family members as a gesture.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026
It was unclear whether the gesture would appease the protesters.
From Barron's • May 25, 2026
The gesture was futile, but the lesson wasn’t.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
The best immigrant stories insist on specificity even as they gesture toward something universal.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
He made a grand gesture with his arms, as if presenting the main course of a decadent meal.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
Vocabulary lists containing gesture
TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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"Of Mice and Men"
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"The Great Gatsby," Chapter 1 Vocabulary
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