Thesaurus results for SIGNALLED

signaled

verb

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 Fuentes signaled his support for Democrats in future elections, suggesting that Massie’s would not mark the end of the fight. —

Kiara Moore, The Washington Examiner, 20 May 2026 The end of Mohammad Rizwan's defiant, 166-ball innings signaled the end of Pakistan's hopes of chasing down an improbable victory target of 437. —

ABC News, 19 May 2026 The results, released Tuesday, May 19, signaled that voters are continuing to consolidate behind certain candidates in a race that for months was defined by the lack of a clear frontrunner. —

Linh Tat, Daily News, 19 May 2026 In a state with more than 23 million voters and hugely expensive media markets, the money signaled Mahan would be a contender. —

Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026 Worried the symptoms signaled setbacks in her recovery from her rare brain tumor, her parents piled their children — now ages 17, 14, 12, 10 and 8 — into a car and rushed to the Houston hospital where the girl had been receiving treatment. —

Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 18 May 2026 Ryan Wrasse, spokesman for Senate Majority Leader John Thune, signaled plans to revise the legislation. —

Joey Garrison, USA Today, 18 May 2026 Appeal remains possible Musk’s legal team signaled that an appeal could still follow after Monday’s decision. —

Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 18 May 2026 All the sweeping expansiveness snaps shut with a sudden health crisis for Kristen, its onset signaled with masterful concision in a middle-of-the-night calamity that leaves her helpless. —

Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026

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Another incident identified by police allegedly occurred on March 27, when Berrios-Otero allegedly motioned for a 4-year-old child to sit on his lap and directed him to get a blanket, according to the warrant affidavits.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 14 May 2026
In team periods Saturday, Joly motioned around the slot and outside, similar to how Engram lined up throughout practices last year.

— Luca Evans, Denver Post, 10 May 2026