telegraph

verb

Definition of telegraphnext
as in to mail

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Recent Examples of telegraph Most finishes of this kind are reactive, split-second adjustments, whereas Ballard appears to telegraph the strike long before the ball reaches him. — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026 The suspense is driven in part by Warsh’s refusal to telegraph what the Fed is likely to do. — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 28 July 2026 With the move away from forward guidance, the FOMC is less likely to telegraph their plans ahead of time making the outcome less certain, but markets do expect higher interest rates in 2026. — Simon Moore, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026 But my point is that, right up front, these messages telegraph insecurity, pleading, chagrin. — Michelle Cottle, Mercury News, 9 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for telegraph
Recent Examples of Synonyms for telegraph
  1. mail
  2. e-mail
  3. communicate
  4. post
Verb
  • The first returns reflected ballots mailed before Election Day, with more ballots left to be counted.
    — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Election administrators and voting rights advocates have been advising voters casting late absentee ballots to use drop boxes or deliver them to polling places in person rather than mail them.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of mail
Verb
  • There’s no e-mail, web browsing, or social media on these—only a Kindle-esque e-ink display that feels paperlike beneath your stylus.
    — Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Leaders at a high school in Colorado accused of racially harassing students at sports games sent an e-mail to families on Monday about the investigation.
    — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of e-mail
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  • Two agents with very different knowledge or assumptions may struggle to communicate or pursue the same goal.
    — Trevor Laurence Jockims, CNBC, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Robert Popowski allegedly began communicating with the undercover detective in July, according to law enforcement officials.
    — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of communicate
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  • The questions about the papers were so significant that SSRN, the platform Polson used to share the research papers, took down the articles over the past month and froze the accounts used to post the works.
    — TODD WALLACK THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Passed in 1996, the federal legislation has protected social media companies from being sued over content posted by their users.
    — Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of post

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“Telegraph.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/telegraph. Accessed 10 Nov. 2026.

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