mixed messages/signals
plural noun
: a showing of thoughts or feelings that are very different from each other
I don't know if he likes me; he keeps giving me mixed messages.
She's sending mixed signals about her feelings.
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Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime anti-vaccine activist who ascended to be the top U.S. health official, has offered mixed messages about measles and the vaccine to prevent it.
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arkansasonline.com, 8 July 2025
Students navigate these mixed messages without clear guidance about appropriate AI applications.
—Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
That fear remains given the mixed messages coming from the White House.
—Holly Ramer, Fortune, 7 July 2025
Van Orden’s mixed messages come as House GOP leaders are attempting to push through Trump’s bill, which the Senate narrowly passed on July 1.
—Lawrence Andrea, jsonline.com, 3 July 2025
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arkansasonline.com, 8 July 2025
Students navigate these mixed messages without clear guidance about appropriate AI applications.
—Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
That fear remains given the mixed messages coming from the White House.
—Holly Ramer, Fortune, 7 July 2025
Van Orden’s mixed messages come as House GOP leaders are attempting to push through Trump’s bill, which the Senate narrowly passed on July 1.
—Lawrence Andrea, jsonline.com, 3 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for mixed messages/signals
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“Mixed messages/signals.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mixed%20messages%2Fsignals. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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