signaling

variants or signalling
present participle of signal
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 Voice usage has also nearly doubled during that period, signaling a significant shift toward the newer system. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 11 Nov. 2026 The spot where the crash occurred has a yellow pedestrian crossing sign but no beacon, crosswalk or other markings signaling drivers to slow down. — Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 11 Nov. 2026 According to MacKenzie Commercial Real Estate’s most recent Baltimore metro market report, city retail properties face elevated vacancy, negative absorption and relatively low rents, signaling challenges in some urban retail locations. — Courtney Bell, Baltimore Sun, 11 Nov. 2026 In the lead-up to the report, CoreWeave's five-year credit default swaps blew past their October highs, signaling investors viewed the debt as increasingly risky. — Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 11 Nov. 2026 But early opposition to Jeffries is already signaling that his path to the post may be more difficult than expected. — Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2026 Even Jeep is signalling that its future lies in larger SUVs and pickup trucks. — Byron Hurd, The Drive, 10 Nov. 2026 The pre-election Fox News ratings decline really was a foreshock, signaling that GOP voters were feeling discouraged about their party. — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2026 Two Columbia University Apartheid Divest activists, bemoaning their opposition, coauthored a June 2024 opinion article signaling overlap with the police abolition movement. — Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 9 Nov. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for signaling
Verb
  • With eight seconds left in the first half, Willis put the Dolphins up 10, throwing a 1-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Malik Washington, who ran an out pattern in the end zone after motioning to the slot.
    — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Tight end John Bates lined up out wide to the far side, motioning to hurry up.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Watchstanders got a distress call just before noon from the good Samaritan, who told them that there was a vessel with smoke coming from it roughly five miles west of the beach, with a person waving their arms on board.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Milwaukee fans in the crowd of 40,514, many waving yellow towels and some wearing cheeseheads, brought a Badger State feel to Tropicana Field.
    — Ronald Blum, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • This is a subject far older than this Lean-In-era epiphany, yet New Stanford stops short at gesturing faintly in the direction of conversations that could theoretically be had.
    — Judy Berman, Time, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Prescott then can be seen speaking to Cowboys security and gesturing toward the other man.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026

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“Signaling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/signaling. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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