telegraphing

verb

present participle of telegraph
as in communicating

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for telegraphing
  1. communicating
  2. mailing
  3. writing
  4. posting
Verb
  • Instead of communicating with the other operator to decide who will make the dodge, Starlink satellites automatically avoid other objects — both space debris fragments or operational satellites — whenever there is a conjunction alert.
    — Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 15 July 2026
  • Some of them had a bit of trouble communicating in English, leaving me and other guests feeling like something was lost in translation.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 2026
Definition of communicating
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  • In his 10 years living on Skid Row, Gaines visited the post office at least twice a month, mailing money to his family in New Orleans to help care for his elderly mother.
    — Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
  • My free repair options included mailing the phone in or taking it to the nearest Google Store, in Washington DC’s Georgetown neighborhood, an easy bus or bike ride from my house.
    — Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 26 June 2026
Definition of mailing
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  • Hart went into writing the ballad with that information, but the rest was up to him.
    — Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
  • Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images Hello, this is Hui Jie writing to you from Singapore.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 6 July 2026
Definition of writing
Verb
  • After posting a 1,000-yard season in his final collegiate season at Tulsa, Richardson earned the intrigue from the Cowboys to throw him into the mix in the position room.
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026
  • But the Ukrainians are still confidently inside the town center, with the General Staff posting a video of one officer casually standing in Victory Square in November.
    — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
Definition of posting
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