variants
or signalling
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
Sales at Li Auto have been under pressure over the past 12 months, with year-on-year declines persisting across much of the period, signaling a tougher market backdrop.
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Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 16 May 2026
Pickle juice, once an afterthought at the bottom of a jar, is now being treated as a functional ingredient and a marketing hook, signaling just how far the trend has come.
—Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 16 May 2026
The series has since earned GLAAD Media Awards, a Peabody Award win, and 18 Canadian Screen Awards nominations, signaling both its critical acclaim and cultural impact.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 15 May 2026
The virus appears to trigger a destructive host response in which infected endothelium, immune activation, platelets, coagulation, cytokine signaling, and complement converge to destabilize the vascular barrier.
—Steve Brozak, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Students themselves are signaling this need.
—Michael Hansen, Fortune, 15 May 2026
Trump is signaling that America is no longer pushing for economic divorce from China.
—Vivian Salama, The Atlantic, 14 May 2026
Kerr had been meeting with media agents, Front Office Sports reported the week after the season ended, signaling a sign that the coach might return to broadcasting.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 10 May 2026
Two officials stood above the players, with one signaling touchdown (meaning Tate caught the ball, Seattle wins) and the other signaling touchback (meaning Jennings caught the ball, Green Bay wins).
—Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 16 May 2026
Pickle juice, once an afterthought at the bottom of a jar, is now being treated as a functional ingredient and a marketing hook, signaling just how far the trend has come.
—Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 16 May 2026
The series has since earned GLAAD Media Awards, a Peabody Award win, and 18 Canadian Screen Awards nominations, signaling both its critical acclaim and cultural impact.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 15 May 2026
The virus appears to trigger a destructive host response in which infected endothelium, immune activation, platelets, coagulation, cytokine signaling, and complement converge to destabilize the vascular barrier.
—Steve Brozak, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Students themselves are signaling this need.
—Michael Hansen, Fortune, 15 May 2026
Trump is signaling that America is no longer pushing for economic divorce from China.
—Vivian Salama, The Atlantic, 14 May 2026
Kerr had been meeting with media agents, Front Office Sports reported the week after the season ended, signaling a sign that the coach might return to broadcasting.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 10 May 2026
Two officials stood above the players, with one signaling touchdown (meaning Tate caught the ball, Seattle wins) and the other signaling touchback (meaning Jennings caught the ball, Green Bay wins).
—Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for signaling
Verb
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Anunoby was having another strong game Wednesday before appearing to suffer a leg injury and motioning to come out of the game.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 May 2026
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Anunoby was having another strong game Wednesday before appearing to suffer a leg injury and motioning to come out of the game.—
CBS New York Team,
CBS News,
7 May 2026
Verb
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During the game, the camera highlighted the couple, and their daughters quickly took the opportunity to make their presence known by waving towards the big screen, per E!—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
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Instead, it is filled with a froth of virtual particles becoming real in pairs, waving to us, annihilating each other, and sinking back into the soup of virtual particles.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
15 May 2026
Verb
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Leaning over the side of a small speedboat, Jhon Cantillo scoops up a thick clump of bright green vegetation, holding it up before gesturing toward the horizon, where the plant spreads across the waters as far as the eye can see.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 May 2026
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There was at times much gesturing about his hands.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Signaling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/signaling. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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