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
The study also categorized unemployment claims by age and found that a significant portion of claims were from those aged 36 to 65, signaling that AI’s effect doesn’t only affect early-career jobs.
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Los Angeles Times,
4 July 2026
In the sunroom, a boy played concertos on the violin, signalling that this was not an ordinary weekday lunch.
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Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
3 July 2026
Companies would be required to verify the age of children, in part, by using a digital signaling system that next year will be required by state law.
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Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
2 July 2026
This structural issue, where sensitive IP leaves companies, led to a 9% stock jump for Palantir, signaling market agreement.
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Josipa Majic Predin,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
Meta has been signaling its move into the cloud space for some time.
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Tobias Burns,
CNBC,
2 July 2026
Fandom has become a means of signaling our identity to others and bonding with like-minded spirits, Kresnicka said.
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Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
27 June 2026
Bain attributes this trend to an appetite for self-expression over status-signaling goods.
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Joe Bobowicz,
Vogue,
25 June 2026
Clothing is very good at signaling patterns of human distinction, such as gender, status, and tribal affiliation, and has done so since humans first walked the earth.
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Literary Hub,
25 June 2026
Los Angeles Times,
4 July 2026
In the sunroom, a boy played concertos on the violin, signalling that this was not an ordinary weekday lunch.
—
Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
3 July 2026
Companies would be required to verify the age of children, in part, by using a digital signaling system that next year will be required by state law.
—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
2 July 2026
This structural issue, where sensitive IP leaves companies, led to a 9% stock jump for Palantir, signaling market agreement.
—
Josipa Majic Predin,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
Meta has been signaling its move into the cloud space for some time.
—
Tobias Burns,
CNBC,
2 July 2026
Fandom has become a means of signaling our identity to others and bonding with like-minded spirits, Kresnicka said.
—
Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
27 June 2026
Bain attributes this trend to an appetite for self-expression over status-signaling goods.
—
Joe Bobowicz,
Vogue,
25 June 2026
Clothing is very good at signaling patterns of human distinction, such as gender, status, and tribal affiliation, and has done so since humans first walked the earth.
—
Literary Hub,
25 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for signaling
Verb
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In security footage obtained by ABC 13, the officer, alleged to be Carrico, is seen motioning the woman to take a seat; the woman complies.
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In video shared by the outlet, Stewart grips surfaces for support while singing before motioning to a crew member, who brings over an oxygen tank and places the mask over his nose and mouth.
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Turn to face the shore, tread water, and signal for help by calling out or waving your arms.
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Like Eala, his matches are chock-a-block with soccer-style flag waving, face painting and vociferous cheering.
Verb
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Just three minutes later, Isak was inside the penalty area with a great scoring chance, but Suzuki deflected it wide and over the end line, angrily gesturing toward some of his teammates as Sweden lined up for another corner kick.
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The launch tubes themselves don’t appear to be loaded, but the men carefully adjust the angle of the launcher, gesturing to each other with colored flags.
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“Signaling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/signaling. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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