nod
Example Sentences
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There is also a sizable home movie theater that, in a not-so-subtle nod to the property’s celebrity owner, was photographed with a video of Gomez performing flashed up on the screen.
From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026
One cites her newfound sobriety as evidence that people can change — a nod to Steyer’s self-proclaimed metamorphosis from hedge fund titan to scourge of big corporations.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
SNP MSPs wore white roses - a nod to Hugh McDiarmid's 1931 poem The Little White Rose.
From BBC • May 14, 2026
The term is a nod to the “TACO” trade that has made the rounds in markets over the past year.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
The guy at the wheel checked his watch, then he gave a nod as the car inched nearer to where I was standing.
From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott
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