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Recent Examples of telegraph
Following Zhao’s resignation as CEO, Binance installed Richard Teng, a former financial regulator in the UAE and Singapore, as head of the company to telegraph to authorities that the exchange was focused on compliance.
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Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025
To keep the action always moving at maximum speed, levels often poorly telegraph where the player is supposed to jump or dodge to, leading to cheap deaths even past the first go around.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2025
Although childish and superficial, his renaming the Department of Defense as the Department of War doesn’t telegraph a love of peace.
—Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 12 Sep. 2025
This is especially true when facing the game's many bosses, who often only briefly telegraph their intentions before unleashing attacks that can fill a huge portion of the screen.
—ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2025
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Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025
To keep the action always moving at maximum speed, levels often poorly telegraph where the player is supposed to jump or dodge to, leading to cheap deaths even past the first go around.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2025
Although childish and superficial, his renaming the Department of Defense as the Department of War doesn’t telegraph a love of peace.
—Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 12 Sep. 2025
This is especially true when facing the game's many bosses, who often only briefly telegraph their intentions before unleashing attacks that can fill a huge portion of the screen.
—ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for telegraph
Verb
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The letters were mailed between March 2024 and (at least) June 2025, court documents revealed.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Mar. 2026
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Make sure to sign the voter certificate envelope and include your residential address before mailing or dropping off the ballot.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
16 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Once inside, however, the miscreant sister communicates (via walkie-talkie) in a squeal of wordless agony.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
14 Mar. 2026
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As officers waited to take Lombera into custody, a crisis negotiator tried to find a phone number to communicate with Lombera but was not successful, Wagstaffe said.—
Jason Green,
Mercury News,
14 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Mailed absentee, provisional and post election ballots have not yet been tallied.—
Stacy Parker,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
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Diabate registered three fouls in 31 minutes, using his time efficiently to post eight points, 13 rebounds and four assists.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Telegraph.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/telegraph. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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