telegraph

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Recent Examples of telegraph But in every era since 1776, clothing has been used to telegraph social (and literal) mobility. Faran Krentcil, InStyle, 1 July 2026 This also telegraphs the growing importance of the menswear division for the brand, which first presented a collection in Milan in 2021. Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 20 June 2026 The design through-lines are sophistication and elegance, but if the public spaces telegraph a bit of moody mystery the private ones are refreshingly straightforward; the kind of rooms that bring a sense of ease and feel wonderful to come back to after a day on the town. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 June 2026 Sheepshead have the uncanny ability to snatch your bait so quickly that it’s gone before the bite even telegraphs to your rod tip. Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 17 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for telegraph
Recent Examples of Synonyms for telegraph
Verb
  • Documentation supporting that the first individual claim had been mailed to the agencies was shared with CNN by the lawyer, a Korean attorney practicing in Georgia who has been representing those workers.
    Hanna Park, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Spit in a tube, mail it off, get back a number that supposedly reveals how fast your body is actually aging.
    Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The singers, who were frequently apart for work, relied on trust, e-mail and video conferencing to keep their relationship strong.
    Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026
  • Weather Trader meteorologist Ryan Maue, in an e-mail to USA TODAY, said that the high pressure area in the East could develop into a heat dome, which means warmer than normal temperature into the 4th of July east of the Rockies.
    Doyle Rice, USA Today, 23 June 2026
Verb
  • As Ortega figured out how to create an account to communicate with Burciaga, other detainees began giving him their information.
    Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
  • As for the challenges, all three directors brought up the difficulties of having to communicate in their second language with actors when under the overbearing pressures of being on set.
    Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 6 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The couple has neither confirmed nor denied the happy event, but the tabloid did post pictures of Gaga carrying an infant in a sling on September 11.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2026
  • That total is more than the Seahawks posted in four of their first eight games in 2025.
    Andrew Destin, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

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“Telegraph.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/telegraph. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.

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