sign language

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Recent Examples of sign language This year’s winners, Samuel Nagel and Paul Feiler, developed a wearable that translates the sign language into text, which is displayed on a screen that non-signers can read. Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 15 May 2026 Another adjustment on set was with his daughter played by Toscano tending to follow his hands as Insolera communicated using sign language, rather than look into his eyes. Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 11 May 2026 The federal agency announced Friday the new stamp set will feature the iconic Barbie doll dressed in 10 outfits depicting different occupations, including an astronaut, music star, paleontologist, sign language teacher, soccer player and surgeon. ABC News, 1 May 2026 The team used the Deaf West Theatre actors’ sign language reference footage as a basis, then adjusted it for texture. Leslie Katz, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sign language
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sign language
Noun
  • Group Captain Tarun Kumar Singha was involved from the earliest stages of story development, while Group Captain Alok Chaudhary coached the cast on cockpit body language and military bearing, uniform protocol and radio terminology.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 6 Aug. 2026
  • When speaking in her unmistakable throaty voice, her expressive body language (hand movements often complement her sentences) reveals her assertiveness.
    Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Kuwait said on Saturday that Iranian forces launched a wave of drones within its airspace, with its military destroying multiple aircraft after Iran targeted critical infrastructure in the country's north.
    Anniek Bao, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026
  • At one point, the teen could even be seen taking the brunt of a large wave before resurfacing.
    Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 3 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • In an independent third-party clinical study of 33 participants, 100 percent showed improvement across seven key signs of lip aging after just one use, while 96 percent demonstrated enhanced lip volume after four weeks.
    Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Video from his dash camera shows the aircraft gliding under a highway sign, missing it by mere feet, before touching down in the empty lanes.
    Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Under the deal, Visa will get BioCatch's behavioral biometrics platform, which analyzes data including keystroke timing, touch screen pressure and other signals to distinguish real users from scammers and bots.
    Hugh Son, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Bautista’s casting signals a possible different approach to the character of Kratos, which has been the subject of intense online discourse following the first-look image released in February.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 3 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • In chalk, the gesture is more consuming than in the finished oil, where the flesh holds its shape.
    Carmen Rosenberg-Miller, Artforum, 6 Aug. 2026
  • That is a decision made at a moment when its cash flow leaves very little room for gestures.
    Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

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“Sign language.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sign%20language. Accessed 7 Aug. 2026.

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