telegraphing

Definition of telegraphingnext
present participle of telegraph

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for telegraphing
Verb
  • And different ways of communicating to be a better teammate in life and on the court.
    Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Thanks to a more efficient way of communicating – and no doubt current headlines – the tide has changed, these advocates tell me.
    Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Two of the final few hurdles — calculating and mailing tax bills and distributing that revenue back to government agencies — have been politically thorny.
    A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
  • So mailing your ballot may work out fine, or may not.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • All tax ideas are subject to public hearings and a vote by the tax-writing finance committee, along with approval by the full House and Senate.
    Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 8 Feb. 2026
  • From learning to drive stick shift and collecting vinyl records to playing board games and writing handwritten notes, the shift suggests that even in a digital-first generation, there’s a growing appetite for slowing down—and staying human.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 8 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • If a state legislator is the subject of doxing, the amendment states that the person posting the information would face a Level 5 felony.
    Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
  • One of those predictions went viral this week, with HyperWrite CEO Matt Shumer posting a nearly 5,000-word screed about how the latest AI models have already made some tech jobs obsolete.
    Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
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“Telegraphing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/telegraphing. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.

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