telegraphing

Definition of telegraphingnext
present participle of telegraph

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for telegraphing
Verb
  • During the eight-month investigation, HBPD detectives began communicating with him, where an agent posed as a woman babysitting a 4-year-old girl, according to prosecutors.
    Julie Sharp, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
  • But with his message of peace, Leo only is communicating what numerous popes before him have done.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Voters can begin mailing in ballots in less than four weeks.
    CNN.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Some of us virtuously recycle items that will be transported across the world to smother island nations in single-use plastic bags and water bottles, milk jugs, yogurt tubs, pet food and potato chip bags, Styrofoam meat trays, Coke bottles, Amazon mailing envelopes, and fast-food wrappers.
    Caroline Fraser, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • So insurers started exiting the market or stopped writing new policies, thus reducing competition.
    Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 12 Apr. 2026
  • There are still more than 1,200 political prisoners, including one of the most high profile political prisoners, Cuban rapper Maykel Osorbo, who’s been in prison since 2021 for writing a protest song that won two Latin Grammys.
    NBC news, NBC news, 12 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • All the companies in the table below report earnings next week, have beaten earnings per share estimates at least 70% of the time and average a gain of at least 1% the first day after posting their latest financials.
    Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Robinson was a popular social media influencer prior to her death, boasting 145,000 followers on Instagram while posting lifestyle content to her page.
    Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2026
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“Telegraphing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/telegraphing. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.

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