Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for semaphores
Noun
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Losing the Great Salt Lake would therefore have dire economic consequences for the region, in addition to health threats as dust laden with heavy metals wafts off the lake bed and into neighborhoods.—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
7 Mar. 2026 -
Artisanal, electric energy has occupied the grand bones of this intoxicating city, with young creatives animating the unbuttoned cafés and bars filling its old town’s squares—the air always hot and heavy with wafts of arancini and zucchini fritti.—
Rosalyn Wikeley,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Jan. 2026
Noun
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That man did not have any insignia identifying him as an ICE agent.—
Lauren Victory,
CBS News,
23 Mar. 2026
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The latest to take up an insignia is Nicole Kidman, star of Prime Video’s new eight-part Patricia Cornwell adaptation, Scarpetta.—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The hipbelt wings each flare to about 5 inches wide on either side of the spine, fully wrapping the iliac crests and providing decent load distribution to the hips.—
Corey Buhay,
Outside,
3 Mar. 2026
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On the Argentinean side, fierce winds rise and fall above the peaks in mountain waves, tossing up rows of thin white clouds like foamy crests.—
Burkhard Bilger,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Semaphores.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/semaphores. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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