signaled

variants or signalled
past tense of signal
as in motioned
to direct or notify by a movement or gesture signaled the oncoming traffic to stop while the wrecked car was being towed away

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Recent Examples of signaled Duckworth, who has urged colleagues to focus on getting back to work, has also signaled deep impatience with her party’s caution. — Daniel C. Vock, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026 But the posting of the media list signaled, at least on an organizational level, the trip was going ahead. — Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026 The Vatican signaled that preparations were proceeding by publishing on Friday the names of journalists accredited to travel on Leo’s plane. — ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026 Posting the media list signaled that, at least organizationally, the trip was going ahead. — CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 But the posting of the media list signaled that at least on an organizational level, the trip was going ahead. — Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026 The company has signaled a roughly $100-a-month price point, putting LOY-002 in the same monthly tier as premium flea-and-tick regimens or specialty prescription food, real money but not out of reach for committed owners of senior dogs. — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Oct. 2026 Bankers don’t want to work at troubled businesses, and seeking a deal signaled just that. — Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026 The production took its time finding homes that felt lived in and signaled the class of the families inside them. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for signaled
Verb
  • On the touchdown, the senior motioned to the field side to be a second slot receiver.
    — PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 10 Oct. 2026
  • The shotgun snap bounced off Tre Harris as the receiver motioned across the formation.
    — Mike Sando, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The crowd chanted France's national anthem and waved flags, and some people played trumpets and violins.
    — SYLVIE CORBET, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The pope paused for a moment and waved to the crowd before retreating into his apartment in the Apostolic Palace.
    — Colleen Barry, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The Israelis squinted for a few moments and gestured others over.
    — Cara Anna, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Aces guards Jewell Loyd and Jackie Young gestured toward officials and security personnel while pointing out attendees sitting in the front row.
    — Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • For someone whose energetic stomp through Lagos helped introduce her to much of the internet, nerves still arrived when the Chanel runway beckoned.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Was hearing Roland Hayes and, in time, other inspiring artists sing Schubert, Brahms, and Schumann songs like being beckoned by a musical brook to trust her instincts and follow its unlikely path?
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026

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“Signaled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/signaled. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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