signaling

variants or signalling
present participle of signal
as in motioning
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 Eaton's post-earnings pop on Tuesday has been erased, despite the electrical equipment maker reporting a strong quarter and signaling resilient demand. — Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2026 An October survey from the Texas Politics Project showed Goodwin holding a 3-percentage-point lead over Patrick, signaling a potentially closer contest than in previous elections. — Digital Producer, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026 The administration has avoided publicly announcing these operations to prevent signaling a return to large-scale warfare. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026 Cretton in September signed a three-year first-look producing deal with the studio, signaling a strong relationship with his Brand New Day partner. — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 3 Nov. 2026 Meanwhile, Rodríguez is already signaling an interest in working with Washington, despite some of her public rhetoric, tapping former opposition aide Oliver Blanco as foreign minister. — Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026 As reported, leading watch trade fair Watches and Wonders revealed that Damiani is joining the exhibitors’ lineup in 2027, signaling a further push in the watchmaking category for the Italian brand. — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 2 Nov. 2026 Even amid post–World War II belt-tightening, a seemingly simple two-door cabinet (1946) could be trimmed into a zigzag pattern, perhaps signaling hope in a prosperity to come. — Adrian Madlener, Curbed, 2 Nov. 2026 But Canada, Australia, and 15 European countries, including Germany, abstained, and several Caribbean governments abstained or stayed away, signaling fading support for the Cuban government’s anti-embargo campaign. — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for signaling
Verb
  • Tight end John Bates lined up out wide to the far side, motioning to hurry up.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026
  • My parents use chopsticks, lifting their bowls and motioning the food into their mouths.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Watchstanders got a distress call just before noon from the good Samaritan, who told them that there was a vessel with smoke coming from it roughly five miles west of the beach, with a person waving their arms on board.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Milwaukee fans in the crowd of 40,514, many waving yellow towels and some wearing cheeseheads, brought a Badger State feel to Tropicana Field.
    — Ronald Blum, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • This is a subject far older than this Lean-In-era epiphany, yet New Stanford stops short at gesturing faintly in the direction of conversations that could theoretically be had.
    — Judy Berman, Time, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Prescott then can be seen speaking to Cowboys security and gesturing toward the other man.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026

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“Signaling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/signaling. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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