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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There are mixed signals: Alabama and West Virginia canceled a home-and-home series for 2026-27, citing the SEC’s move to a nine-game schedule.
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Seth Emerson, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
Signals From the Giants The mixed signals coming from industry leaders further complicate the picture.
—Mark Minevich, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
The standoff will go through the lower courts and may well end up before the Supreme Court, which previously has issued mixed signals about the limits of the President’s power.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2025
Crypto and private market assets are both considered alternative investments, and having a test for one but not the other may offer mixed messages for investors.
—Stephanie Dhue, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2025
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Seth Emerson, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
Signals From the Giants The mixed signals coming from industry leaders further complicate the picture.
—Mark Minevich, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
The standoff will go through the lower courts and may well end up before the Supreme Court, which previously has issued mixed signals about the limits of the President’s power.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2025
Crypto and private market assets are both considered alternative investments, and having a test for one but not the other may offer mixed messages for investors.
—Stephanie Dhue, CNBC, 22 Aug. 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 31 Oct. 2025.
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