variants
or signalled
as in motioned
to direct or notify by a movement or gesture
signaled the oncoming traffic to stop while the wrecked car was being towed away
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Recent Examples of signaled
Welch has signaled openness to tweaks, though specifics remain unclear.
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Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 11 Jan. 2026
Consumers’ demand and its success signaled to the brand that its community was seeking out elevated and design-forward styles to shop, encouraging Alo to further explore that direction.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 10 Jan. 2026
The firm’s executives signaled to investors that xAI had the necessary resources to continue spending aggressively.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2026
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei signaled that security forces would clamp down on protesters after overnight marches through the streets as the country continues to see demonstrations.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 9 Jan. 2026
Khamenei signaled authorities would intensify their crackdown on protests, with the internet shut down nationwide and international calls not reaching the country.
—Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 9 Jan. 2026
Here are the nine humanoid robots at CES 2026 that signaled the transition from experimental machines to practical, deployable co-workers.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 8 Jan. 2026
In 2024, the Laguna Beach City Council signaled its support for the Laguna Ocean Foundation’s proposal and last month agreed to contribute $117,000 toward the preparation of the necessary environmental impact report.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 8 Jan. 2026
Conservative Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito signaled views mostly sympathetic to the president.
—Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 7 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for signaled
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The team motioned but stayed in punt formation.—
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Strange, though, motioned inside to help block an all-out Denver blitz.—
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Once the boat was loaded, the man in the white T-shirt waved his arms like a bandleader, leading the migrants in a chant for one of his TikTok promo videos.—
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Police officers briefly formed a cordon to prevent a surge of protesters after an Israeli flag was reportedly waved by a passer-by.—
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Trump gestured to Secretary of State Marco Rubio and other senior officials when asked who would serve as his proconsuls in Venezuela.—
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McMillian, who was blitzing, gestured back at his would-be matchup — Washington — lined up in the slot.—
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Still, the idea of reinvention beckoned.—
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Extra time beckoned, penalties loomed, but up popped Brazilian winger Jaja to lob in a dramatic equaliser on the night and winner in the tie.—
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“Signaled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/signaled. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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