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Recent Examples of sign language
Lucy and Erin sometimes communicate via sign language to avoid making a sound.
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026
My route out of my hearing loss was learning sign language and entering a deaf community, and thinking about myself as that person.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 25 Nov. 2025
Both of her parents were deaf and communicated through sign language.
—Makena Gera, PEOPLE, 23 Nov. 2025
What people see of composing—the hand gestures—is like a sign language.
—Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Nov. 2025
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026
My route out of my hearing loss was learning sign language and entering a deaf community, and thinking about myself as that person.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 25 Nov. 2025
Both of her parents were deaf and communicated through sign language.
—Makena Gera, PEOPLE, 23 Nov. 2025
What people see of composing—the hand gestures—is like a sign language.
—Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sign language
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Avoid walking after the sun sets and temperatures drop, and pay attention to your dog’s body language.—
Jen Reeder,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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In these cases, real-time communication saves you time on back-and-forth messages and gives you more clarity on others’ thoughts through cues like body language and expressions.—
Sarah Jackson,
CNBC,
21 Jan. 2026
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The heat wave followed another earlier this month amid one of Australia's hottest summers ever.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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According to the Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), at least 6,126 people have been killed since the start of the latest wave of protests.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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But absent any concerning signs that the labor market is falling a cliff, the Fed will also likely turn to inflation data for the cue on when to lower rates again.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN Money,
28 Jan. 2026
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Neither was there an army ready to defend Rapa Nui—crowds wielding spears and clubs were not uncommon in the Pacific—or any sign of violence.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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The Dutch company’s bookings are one signal of chipmakers’ confidence in future AI demand.—
Sarah Jacob,
Bloomberg,
28 Jan. 2026
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That is where the conference's technology signals matter.—
Güney Yıldız,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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But the gesture may be more symbolic than practical, since the ordinance could be difficult to enforce if passed, according to the county’s attorney.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
13 Jan. 2026
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This is a childhood that had all its ordinariness burned out of it by the linking of even seemingly trivial gestures (an offering of candy, a bath, a swim, the dust in a corner of a room) to an entire array of physical and mental agonies.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Sign language.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sign%20language. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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