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or signalled
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
But nine members of the Fed signaled a rate hike is needed by year-end, according to their projections.
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Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 17 June 2026
The Federal Reserve may have left its benchmark interest rate unchanged on June 17, but after his first meeting as chair, Kevin Warsh signaled several changes are coming to the central bank.
—Rachel Barber, USA Today, 17 June 2026
Club president Florentino Perez already signalled before his re-election earlier this month that deals for both players had already been agreed.
—Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 17 June 2026
Trump signaled Tuesday an openness for Congress to vote on approving a final deal.
—Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 17 June 2026
The motion did not include signatures from career prosecutors who brought the case, a departure from common practice that signaled dissent.
—Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 17 June 2026
With inflation at its highest level in more than three years, the Federal Reserve held its benchmark interest rate steady Wednesday, and signaled its next move could be a rate increase.
—Scott Horsley, NPR, 17 June 2026
Brief but dense, that EP signaled exciting new ground for the two singular artists.
—Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 16 June 2026
Ahead of Wednesday's rate decision announcement, respondents to CNBC's Fed Survey see the Fed keeping rates unchanged through 2027, though most do think the Fed will remove the easing bias that has signaled its next move could be a cut.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 16 June 2026
Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 17 June 2026
The Federal Reserve may have left its benchmark interest rate unchanged on June 17, but after his first meeting as chair, Kevin Warsh signaled several changes are coming to the central bank.
—Rachel Barber, USA Today, 17 June 2026
Club president Florentino Perez already signalled before his re-election earlier this month that deals for both players had already been agreed.
—Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 17 June 2026
Trump signaled Tuesday an openness for Congress to vote on approving a final deal.
—Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 17 June 2026
The motion did not include signatures from career prosecutors who brought the case, a departure from common practice that signaled dissent.
—Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 17 June 2026
With inflation at its highest level in more than three years, the Federal Reserve held its benchmark interest rate steady Wednesday, and signaled its next move could be a rate increase.
—Scott Horsley, NPR, 17 June 2026
Brief but dense, that EP signaled exciting new ground for the two singular artists.
—Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 16 June 2026
Ahead of Wednesday's rate decision announcement, respondents to CNBC's Fed Survey see the Fed keeping rates unchanged through 2027, though most do think the Fed will remove the easing bias that has signaled its next move could be a cut.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 16 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for signaled
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The regular working-class crew heading home for the day filed onto her bus when a supervisor popped by the front door and motioned to two teen girls.—
Caitlin McGlade,
Charlotte Observer,
2 June 2026
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The attributes and their sustainability motioned toward a dynasty.—
Joel Lorenzi,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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Beer was showered over the crowd, firecrackers set off and Mexican flags waved high in the sky against the setting sun.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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There’s sublime satisfaction in having each step of your meal waved your way in handheld progression.—
Scott Hocker,
TheWeek,
18 June 2026
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Halverson gestured to a telephone behind him on his office desk.—
Jourdan Rodrigue,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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Gray shook his head in mock frustration and gestured at his phone as the call went to Johansson’s voicemail.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
16 May 2026
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For most of the twentieth century, more people were leaving Italy than coming, beckoned by economic opportunities in the Americas and elsewhere.—
Albert Samaha,
New Yorker,
30 May 2026
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Merging resortwear with sensuality and sinuous lines, the look beckoned the forthcoming summer season.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
27 May 2026
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“Signaled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/signaled. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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