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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
Some metrics described as wins by Bisignano signalled trouble to advocates and observers.
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E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 7 May 2026
After the walk, Ryan signaled to catcher Victor Caratini and the dugout, and after conferring with Shelton and a team trainer at the mound, walked off the field.
—CBS News, 5 May 2026
Iran signaled an aggressive response to this latest bid to break its stranglehold over the strait, which has left global shipping at an effective standstill and sent energy prices spiraling.
—Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 4 May 2026
Rodríguez’s rise to interim leadership has signaled continuity in key areas of state control, even as her government adopts a more pragmatic tone toward the United States.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 May 2026
The administration has signaled that proposals from Tehran have gotten incrementally better as the negotiations have dragged on, but that disorganization of leadership has complicated the process.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 1 May 2026
For Mussolini in Italy, new grand boulevards and imposing architecture signaled an ideological connection to Roman imperialism.
—Big Think, 1 May 2026
After Chris Wood scored from the spot and the City Ground cranked up the noise, and fireworks were being readied to be set off just outside at full time, Emery signalled for the temperature to be cooled and the tempo, in and out of possession, to be slowed, allowing order to be restored.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 1 May 2026
Ultimately, Chicago dealt Reese to Atlanta in a move that signaled a full reset.
—Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 7 May 2026
After the walk, Ryan signaled to catcher Victor Caratini and the dugout, and after conferring with Shelton and a team trainer at the mound, walked off the field.
—CBS News, 5 May 2026
Iran signaled an aggressive response to this latest bid to break its stranglehold over the strait, which has left global shipping at an effective standstill and sent energy prices spiraling.
—Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 4 May 2026
Rodríguez’s rise to interim leadership has signaled continuity in key areas of state control, even as her government adopts a more pragmatic tone toward the United States.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 May 2026
The administration has signaled that proposals from Tehran have gotten incrementally better as the negotiations have dragged on, but that disorganization of leadership has complicated the process.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 1 May 2026
For Mussolini in Italy, new grand boulevards and imposing architecture signaled an ideological connection to Roman imperialism.
—Big Think, 1 May 2026
After Chris Wood scored from the spot and the City Ground cranked up the noise, and fireworks were being readied to be set off just outside at full time, Emery signalled for the temperature to be cooled and the tempo, in and out of possession, to be slowed, allowing order to be restored.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 1 May 2026
Ultimately, Chicago dealt Reese to Atlanta in a move that signaled a full reset.
—Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for signaled
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Referee Kelly Sutherland immediately ruled it a legal goal and motioned to say Hunt pushed the Avs captain into his own goalie.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
10 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,
2 May 2026
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Anti-Israel agitators clashed with law enforcement outside a Manhattan synagogue on Tuesday night as pro-Israel demonstrators waved Israeli and American flags nearby.—
Anders Hagstrom,
FOXNews.com,
6 May 2026
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And we were also really waved off from having a strong opinion by CBS.—
Lacey Rose,
HollywoodReporter,
6 May 2026
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The outlook appeared so bleak that Alexey Miranchuk gestured to the heavens and said, if the team could acquire help from a higher power and get a road win, maybe the ship could be steered in the right direction.—
Amna Subhan,
AJC.com,
7 May 2026
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After the Golden Knights scored, Quenneville reached over a couple of his players on the bench and gestured toward the officials in an irate manner.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
5 May 2026
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In addition to a walk-in shower, a large standalone bathtub beckoned from the center of the room.—
Rebekah Peppler,
Travel + Leisure,
9 May 2026
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At the end of the performance, Stapleton beckoned the talk-show host over and handed him a glass of whiskey.—
Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
7 May 2026
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“Signaled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/signaled. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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