telegraph

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Recent Examples of telegraph In place of ubiquitous black-nylon rollers, attention-grabbing suitcases that telegraph wealth and taste are now de rigueur in private hangars and public concourses. Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 28 Mar. 2026 Apple’s Weather, by contrast, seems designed to telegraph an aggressive certainty, which can contribute to incidents like my colleague’s shoe mishap. Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2026 And Kudrow will — and did — do everything for Cherish, starring in, co-writing and executive producing the show, which with each season has managed to telegraph major shifts in the industry. Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 18 Mar. 2026 Just the optics of leaving Washington can help telegraph to voters that a president cares about connecting with them. Seung Min Kim, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for telegraph
Recent Examples of Synonyms for telegraph
Verb
  • So, California could speed up counting by mailing out fewer ballots.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026
  • Complete a paper Voluntary MedWatch form that can be mailed to the FDA.
    Sarah Scott, Parents, 15 June 2026
Verb
  • Heavy rain will be the primary impact The primary weather impact across the Texas Gulf Coast and Lower Mississippi River Valley this week will be the threat of widespread, heavy rainfall and flooding, said hurricane specialist Michael Lowry of WPLG-TV in Miami, in an e-mail to USA TODAY.
    Doyle Rice, USA Today, 16 June 2026
  • But not all hundred and fifty make it onto our to-do lists, Tierney—whose to-do list includes a yearly reminder to celebrate Pi Day—told me in an e-mail.
    Patricia Marx, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
Verb
  • Officers communicated over radio about a man stuck in a second-floor apartment that was on fire.
    Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2026
  • Courts have held that the right to an interpreter is protected by the Sixth Amendment, which guarantees the right to a fair trial – including understanding court proceedings and communicating with counsel.
    Carol Rose Little, The Conversation, 12 June 2026
Verb
  • Video posted to social media showed the plane on its side and smashed into a highway barrier as the tail was ripped from the fuselage.
    Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 17 June 2026
  • In a joint statement posted to Facebook on Tuesday, the Defiance County Sheriff's Office and the Defiance County Prosecutor's Office said the boy died in an accidental shooting on Saturday.
    Michael Guise, CBS News, 17 June 2026

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“Telegraph.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/telegraph. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.

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