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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For months, the Trump administration has been sending mixed signals to the agriculture community about how immune their workforce is to the effort to conduct mass deportations.
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Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 16 June 2025
Trump's approach to trade has already led to retaliatory tariffs from several nations, and his administration has sent mixed signals about future participation in global economic forums like the G20 summit.
—Amanda Castro
hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
Trump’s team has sent mixed signals during his first months in office.
—Joel Gehrke, The Washington Examiner, 13 June 2025
Such mixed signals can also reduce the accuracy of perception and, in some cases, even damage the sensors.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 12 June 2025
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Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 16 June 2025
Trump's approach to trade has already led to retaliatory tariffs from several nations, and his administration has sent mixed signals about future participation in global economic forums like the G20 summit.
—Amanda Castro
hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
Trump’s team has sent mixed signals during his first months in office.
—Joel Gehrke, The Washington Examiner, 13 June 2025
Such mixed signals can also reduce the accuracy of perception and, in some cases, even damage the sensors.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 12 June 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 27 Jun. 2025.
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