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or signalling
as in waving
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 signaling
Wells Fargo shares surged on Tuesday after the bank reported better-than-expected third-quarter results and raised a key financial return target, signaling confidence in the years ahead.
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Jeff Marks, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
His first menswear designs will arrive in stores in January, with women’s collections expected in the second quarter, but Anderson’s advertising campaign for the signature Lady Dior handbag is already having a positive impact, signaling the brand’s turnaround efforts are starting to bear fruit.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2025
Detroiters in 2021 voted to create a reparations task force to address historical discrimination faced by Black residents, signaling an interest in reparations.
—Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Both projects were unveiled at MipJunior without a full launch, signaling a growing comfort with real-time iteration and a broader bet that YouTube’s vast subscriber base can be harnessed as a tool.
—Ben Croll, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
Noone’s responses could be imperious and inconsistent, signalling readiness to help Steve’s investigation one moment and resistance the next.
—Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
Investors are excited about OpenAI’s expansion driving big gains in technology stocks, but a rising number of Wall Street pros fear that the wild pops that add tens of billions of dollars in value in mere minutes are signaling an unhealthy market reminiscent of the dot-com era.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2025
But premature calls for a ceasefire or rash recognitions of statehood merely soothe consciences, while signaling to jihadists and authoritarian powers that the West need only be outlasted.
—Aviva Klompas, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
People realized the company wasn’t trying to extract more from them but signaling an investment in their future.
—Christopher Lind, Big Think, 7 Oct. 2025
Jeff Marks, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
His first menswear designs will arrive in stores in January, with women’s collections expected in the second quarter, but Anderson’s advertising campaign for the signature Lady Dior handbag is already having a positive impact, signaling the brand’s turnaround efforts are starting to bear fruit.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2025
Detroiters in 2021 voted to create a reparations task force to address historical discrimination faced by Black residents, signaling an interest in reparations.
—Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Both projects were unveiled at MipJunior without a full launch, signaling a growing comfort with real-time iteration and a broader bet that YouTube’s vast subscriber base can be harnessed as a tool.
—Ben Croll, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
Noone’s responses could be imperious and inconsistent, signalling readiness to help Steve’s investigation one moment and resistance the next.
—Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
Investors are excited about OpenAI’s expansion driving big gains in technology stocks, but a rising number of Wall Street pros fear that the wild pops that add tens of billions of dollars in value in mere minutes are signaling an unhealthy market reminiscent of the dot-com era.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2025
But premature calls for a ceasefire or rash recognitions of statehood merely soothe consciences, while signaling to jihadists and authoritarian powers that the West need only be outlasted.
—Aviva Klompas, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
People realized the company wasn’t trying to extract more from them but signaling an investment in their future.
—Christopher Lind, Big Think, 7 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for signaling
Verb
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Footage posted on social media showed Or getting out of a van and waving to supporters upon his release.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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But there was no major fighting on the streets, and soldiers riding on armored vehicles and waving Madagascar flags were cheered by people in Antananarivo.—
NPR,
NPR,
13 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Fashion in a way is the same thing [gesturing toward a nearby sweater].—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
17 Oct. 2025
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Fosado asked mockingly in the video, gesturing toward a crowd of silent Brewers fans.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The officials talked about it and ruled that Goff didn't pause after motioning out from under center.—
Anne Erickson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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After motioning Tez Johnson from right to left beyond Egbuka, the Bucs created a single-high look with safety Blankenship dropping down to cover tight end Cade Otton.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Bars are beckoning with banners of the teams.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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Twice, Ali taunted Frazier, beckoning him to hit him.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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But the recruitment ads have been running on more than one music or streaming platform, with fans flagging concerns with the ads on Hulu, Max, YouTube, and Pandora, over the past six months.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
15 Oct. 2025
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Insurers are flagging similar pressure points as aging and a thinner middle class reshape risk pools.—
Katica Roy,
Fortune,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Signaling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/signaling. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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