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 back-and-forth continued a pattern of both sides suggesting an agreement was near, before signaling disagreement over many of the same sticking points, including the fate of Iran’s uranium and nuclear ambitions as well as freedom of navigation of the critical waterway.
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Kate Sullivan, Fortune, 30 May 2026
Their rare testimonies, backed by aid and conflict data, depict permissive rules of engagement, rising Palestinian deaths — including children — and commanders signaling Israel is entrenching, not winding down, its Gaza campaign.
—Sam Mednick, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026
The healthy protein helps block the bad protein and turn off its signaling.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 29 May 2026
As negotiations between the United States and Iran edge toward a possible agreement, Tehran is increasingly signaling that any return to war would look very different from the last.
—Cnn Staff, CNN Money, 29 May 2026
Software stocks soared this week, driven by strong results from Snowflake and Okta, signaling that some companies are navigating their way through artificial intelligence disruption better than Wall Street expected.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 29 May 2026
Additional work on the signaling systems and pedestrian/bicycle crossing upgrades will begin after Labor Day.
—Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 28 May 2026
Revenue gets left on the table when leaders optimize for what worked last quarter rather than for what the market is signaling now.
—Mary Hemphill, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
But the University of Michigan consumer sentiment surveys continue to show weak homebuying conditions, signaling households need to gain more ground to catch up to the COVID-era price surge.
—Conor Sen, Mercury News, 23 May 2026
Kate Sullivan, Fortune, 30 May 2026
Their rare testimonies, backed by aid and conflict data, depict permissive rules of engagement, rising Palestinian deaths — including children — and commanders signaling Israel is entrenching, not winding down, its Gaza campaign.
—Sam Mednick, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026
The healthy protein helps block the bad protein and turn off its signaling.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 29 May 2026
As negotiations between the United States and Iran edge toward a possible agreement, Tehran is increasingly signaling that any return to war would look very different from the last.
—Cnn Staff, CNN Money, 29 May 2026
Software stocks soared this week, driven by strong results from Snowflake and Okta, signaling that some companies are navigating their way through artificial intelligence disruption better than Wall Street expected.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 29 May 2026
Additional work on the signaling systems and pedestrian/bicycle crossing upgrades will begin after Labor Day.
—Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 28 May 2026
Revenue gets left on the table when leaders optimize for what worked last quarter rather than for what the market is signaling now.
—Mary Hemphill, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
But the University of Michigan consumer sentiment surveys continue to show weak homebuying conditions, signaling households need to gain more ground to catch up to the COVID-era price surge.
—Conor Sen, Mercury News, 23 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for signaling
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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
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Or maybe the big beach at Laguna after waving to The Greeter, with an hour during the late afternoon to browse the Pottery Shack with Mom.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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Her mother, Tamara Reed-Holman — who qualified for state in four events for Decatur McArthur in 1990 and ran for Illinois State — was in the crowd at O’Brien Field in Charleston waving back.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2026
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People who attend the trial will also be prohibited from reacting, gesturing, wearing distracting clothing or otherwise disrupting the proceedings.—
Steven Rosenbaum,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
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Many of today’s most prominent artists are focused on rendering vast, abstract, and often invisible systems perceptible—often by scaling them down to something more sensible while still gesturing toward their magnitude.—
Emily Watlington,
ARTnews.com,
24 May 2026
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“Signaling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/signaling. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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