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nod

[nod] / nɒd /
NOUN
gesture of the head
Synonyms
STRONGEST
acknowledgment bow greeting permission salute
STRONG
acceptance affirmative beckon dip inclination indication sign signal yes
VERB
gesture with head
Synonyms
STRONGEST
acknowledge bend bow greet respond salute
STRONG
acquiesce agree approve assent beckon concur consent curtsy dip duck indicate recognize sign signal
WEAK
say yes
Antonyms
STRONG
differ disagree disallow disapprove dispute dissent object oppose protest refuse reject
VERB
fall asleep
Synonyms
STRONG
doze drift droop drowse nap sleep slump
WEAK
be sleepy become inattentive drift off
Antonyms
STRONG
rise

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Mariscos Jalisco sent out trays of shrimp tacos — a nod to the couple’s seafood origin story — but guests still beelined for the truck, forming a line down the block.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

He is renaming the publication the Star, a nod to the Washington Star, a former D.C. paper that his father once owned.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Ralf Rangnick's team will bring a touch of cosmopolitan sophistication to this summer's tournament in a marbled away shirt that's been designed as a nod to the country's cafe culture.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

The good news for AST SpaceMobile is that the Federal Communications Commission has given the nod for its planned direct-to-device satellite internet plan.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

I nod, eager to find a reasonable explanation for the dread creeping into my brain.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

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Vocabulary from Readings 1, Unit 8

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