Thesaurus results for SIGN LANGUAGE

sign language

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Definition of sign language

as in body language

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Recent Examples of sign language Thanks to her knowledge of sign language, Porter was also able to help the oldest of the siblings, who couldn't speak due to the way cerebral palsy affected the muscles of her mouth. — David Chiu, PEOPLE, 16 May 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for sign language

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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

Definition of body language

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That has left oil supplies being released in intermittent waves, rather than returning to the stable, steady flow seen in the past.

— , CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026
But the future president managed to eke out a second-place finish in the state, and subsequently swept a wave of Super Tuesday victories the following month.

— Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 9 Aug. 2026

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Brent crude futures ended last week down more than 7% following signals from Washington that an agreement with Tehran to unblock the vital maritime chokepoint was in sight.

— Jenni Reid, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2026
That’s a key signal that the humanoid robot market is at least starting to mature from novelty – and dance shows – toward utility.

— John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026