telegraphing

verb

present participle of telegraph
as in communicating

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  1. communicating
  2. mailing
  3. writing
  4. posting
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  • Ukrainian prosecutors have said both Zhykovych and Reut were communicating with Berezovska in the months leading up to the attack and made several cryptocurrency payments and bank transfers to her.
    — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The role includes conducting press briefings, communicating administration policies, responding to media inquiries and helping shape public messaging on major issues facing the White House.
    — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of communicating
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  • Shayde Fisher from Wheeling says the scammers went as far as conducting a video interview, sending official-looking employment paperwork and even mailing her a check.
    — Marissa Perlman, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Voting guidelines advise against mailing back a ballot within a week of Election Day, because the ballot may not reach the elections office in time to be counted.
    — Ruth Abramovitz, Sun Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of mailing
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  • But Democrats, like Senator Richard Blumenthal, writing to Secretary Hegseth and Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao, demanding answers about the conditions.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Just three years ago, Katie Husher was writing software to control autonomous vehicles at Cruise in San Francisco.
    — Laura Ness, Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of writing
Verb
  • The risks of not posting bail immediately were far too consequential.
    — Evelyn Ronan, Sacbee.com, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Watts went first, posting a snapshot of McCollough kissing his head to Instagram.
    — Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of posting
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