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nodded

  • past participle of nod.
  • past tense form of nod.

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He nodded to the families of “children who are not coming home, members of a very terrible club that I am a member of myself.”

From Slate Jul. 22, 2026

Gunn and full-back Nathan Patterson were then caught under a Bruno Guimaraes cross as Vinicius Jr nodded in his and Brazil's second before half-time.

From BBC Jun. 25, 2026

I nodded, but I’d have been lying if I said I hadn’t come for the lynx—or pretended that the distant views through the scope on day one had been entirely satisfying.

From The Wall Street Journal May 30, 2026

Ministers gathered for a digital G7 meeting in Paris Friday made progress on online child protection but only nodded to AI's energy impact in a joint declaration on the sector's challenges.

From Barron's May 29, 2026

She nodded at the oval in my hand and then leaned down, putting her head close to mine to loud-whisper.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith