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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of signal.

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Examples

  • Luke grinned, but his expression signaled serious doubt.

    In The Shadow of The Cypress Thomas Steinbeck 2010

  • Luke grinned, but his expression signaled serious doubt.

    In The Shadow of The Cypress Thomas Steinbeck 2010

  • Timothy Geithner's use of the term signaled an escalation in the war of words -- if not necessarily of actions -- over Beijing's practice of keeping the yuan artificially weak against the dollar.

    U.S. Stance on the Yuan Gets Tougher 2009

  • The name signaled from the Netherlands Antilles by Paula.

    Walls of Silence Philip Jolowicz 2002

  • The name signaled from the Netherlands Antilles by Paula.

    Walls of Silence Philip Jolowicz 2002

  • The name signaled from the Netherlands Antilles by Paula.

    Walls of Silence Philip Jolowicz 2002

  • "Gammon!" he repeated loudly, as the captain signaled him to be more soft spoken.

    THE SEED OF McCOY 2010

  • With the 2010 midterm election just days away, Sarah Palin signaled that she sees another man in the Republican party as "mavericky" -- a label that the former Alaska Governor and Arizona Senator became notorious for embracing together when they were running mates during the 2008 presidential campaign.

    Sarah Palin Names New 'Mavericky' Man Of The GOP (VIDEO) The Huffington Post News Team 2010

  • But by saying he had made a mistake, Obama once again signaled a new direction from his predecessor, George W. Bush, who famously had difficulty acknowledging his missteps.

    The outrage quotient rises 2009

  • At first the taking down and setting up all seems rather incongruous, but only until the band takes to the street and guests follow behind, once again signaled by the commencement of fireworks.

    A wedding and christening in rural Oaxaca: The mandate of tradition 2009

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