sign languages

plural of sign language

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sign languages
Noun
  • Stephens said there were signs of a struggle, and Thomas' body had been dragged about 180 feet into the woods.
    Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Earlier images of the Sichuan showed the catapult covers removed and a radar array installed, signs that the vessel was nearing sea trial readiness.
    Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • While the initial version of the material was ineffective at dispersing radar waves, researchers enhanced its electromagnetic properties using a subtractive laser patterning process.
    Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Moretz wore her hallmark blond hair in loose waves and opted for long, fluttery lashes and a glossy pink lip.
    Kelsey Stewart, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Are there any signals that overhauling prisons could be bipartisan?
    Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
  • In a foreshadowing of graver threats to come, this time GICs also disrupted the electrical signals that powered the rail network in London and surged through telephone lines around Chicago.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • There was a rush of gesticulations, with Greenberg speaking in English.
    Robert Sullivan, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Navigating the software involves using hand gestures and speech, although the headset also has a button for summoning Google’s Gemini and a touchpad.
    Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
  • That last credit hints at the show’s bigger thematic goals, most of which skew closer to broad gestures than fresh insights — at least, so far.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 22 Oct. 2025
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“Sign languages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sign%20languages. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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