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Recent Examples of telegraph
Zaslav’s interest in TCM may not be entirely altruistic: After the day-and-date release strategy disaster of the Jason Kilar regime, the new Warner Bros. Discovery needed to telegraph that its leadership was invested in filmmaking and filmmakers.
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Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 9 July 2025
Not exactly a mind-blowing revelation since it was pretty clearly telegraphed from episode 1.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
There’s also a political squeeze: Trump is telegraphing that Republicans who fight for Corporation for Public Broadcasting funding won’t have his support.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 14 July 2025
While that behavior is frowned upon in the major leagues, the catcher enables it by telegraphing the pitches too early.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 9 June 2025
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Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 9 July 2025
Not exactly a mind-blowing revelation since it was pretty clearly telegraphed from episode 1.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
There’s also a political squeeze: Trump is telegraphing that Republicans who fight for Corporation for Public Broadcasting funding won’t have his support.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 14 July 2025
While that behavior is frowned upon in the major leagues, the catcher enables it by telegraphing the pitches too early.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 9 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for telegraph
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After exchanging Facebook messages, Volk mailed the wallet to Guilford's home in Petersburg, Michigan.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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Earlier this year, the IRS mailed checks to those who missed the RRC in 2021 (returns filed in 2022, for stimulus checks related to COVID).—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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Professors receive hundreds of emails each week—students who communicate clearly and respectfully stand out immediately.—
Sarah Hernholm,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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When the grant terminations began, two grants-management officials told me, officials were forbidden from communicating with researchers, even as their voicemails and inboxes flooded with panicked questions.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
6 Aug. 2025
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The actor, who portrayed Lovell in the Ron Howard film, posted a statement on Instagram.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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The winning numbers are also posted to the Mega Millions website and on the Michigan Lottery website.—
Tanya Wildt,
Freep.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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“Telegraph.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/telegraph. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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