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or signalled
as in waved
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
In some ways, Doug’s death signaled two tragedies, as Sage’s grand romance also came to a climax and an end over the course of Gen V’s season two finale.
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Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
Democratic leaders in the two states have signaled a new willingness to redraw their congressional maps in recent days following new efforts in North Carolina and Indiana led by Republicans.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Netflix Head-Scratcher Comments by Netflix co-CEOs Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters during the company’s quarterly earnings interview this week signaled to some on Wall Street that the giant streamer may make a play for WBD.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2025
Most Democrats, 77%, opposed razing the East Wing, while a plurality of Republicans, 44%, signaled their approval.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
Barr offered a harsher critique of the subsidies that signaled his disapproval but was ultimately also noncommittal.
—Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 23 Oct. 2025
Isolating Tehran hastened the fall of the Assad regime in Syria, and new governments in Damascus and Beirut have signaled a desire to restore ties with Washington.
—Eric Cortellessa, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
Santa Margarita also signaled its status as an CIF-SS Open Division contender.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 23 Oct. 2025
The shift has paid off so far, with Netflix’s stock price rising about 40% so far this year, although the downturn in extended trading signaled some of those gains are about to evaporate.
—Fortune Editors, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
Democratic leaders in the two states have signaled a new willingness to redraw their congressional maps in recent days following new efforts in North Carolina and Indiana led by Republicans.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Netflix Head-Scratcher Comments by Netflix co-CEOs Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters during the company’s quarterly earnings interview this week signaled to some on Wall Street that the giant streamer may make a play for WBD.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2025
Most Democrats, 77%, opposed razing the East Wing, while a plurality of Republicans, 44%, signaled their approval.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
Barr offered a harsher critique of the subsidies that signaled his disapproval but was ultimately also noncommittal.
—Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 23 Oct. 2025
Isolating Tehran hastened the fall of the Assad regime in Syria, and new governments in Damascus and Beirut have signaled a desire to restore ties with Washington.
—Eric Cortellessa, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
Santa Margarita also signaled its status as an CIF-SS Open Division contender.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 23 Oct. 2025
The shift has paid off so far, with Netflix’s stock price rising about 40% so far this year, although the downturn in extended trading signaled some of those gains are about to evaporate.
—Fortune Editors, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for signaled
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Employees waved cars toward spots in the grass.—
Quinn Clark,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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He was helped on to a medical cart and waved to the crowd as he was taken off the field.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
26 Oct. 2025
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The Make America Healthy Again movement has recently gestured at embracing the long Covid community.—
Eli Cahan,
Rolling Stone,
16 Oct. 2025
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At a metal detector, a guard gestured to his many necklaces and pendants.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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Meta motioned to stop Zuckerberg and Mosseri from testifying at the trial and argued for plaintiffs to use previous trial testimony.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
21 Oct. 2025
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As a slot technician was paying out that prize, Min motioned to the other machine and indicated he had not been paid and collected his winnings for a second time, Payne said.—
Noelle Phillips,
Denver Post,
20 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Still, the idea of reinvention beckoned.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
9 Oct. 2025
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Extra time beckoned, penalties loomed, but up popped Brazilian winger Jaja to lob in a dramatic equaliser on the night and winner in the tie.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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On March 23, 2023, sportsbooks in multiple states flagged unusual betting activity involving how Rozier would perform in that night’s Hornets-Pelicans game.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
25 Oct. 2025
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Two Cleveland Guardians pitchers, Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz, have been under league investigation since July after an Ohio gaming commission flagged suspicious betting activity on prop bets.—
Evan Drellich,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Here's what the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration, which distributes SNAP benefits, told IndyStar about the impact on SNAP.—
Hayleigh Colombo,
IndyStar,
24 Oct. 2025
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After surviving the massacre and making a recovery that surprised even her doctors, Sophia returned home in time to celebrate her upcoming 13th birthday, a family spokesperson told CNN.—
Cindy Von Quednow,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Signaled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/signaled. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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