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as in gesture
a movement of the body or limbs that expresses or emphasizes an idea or feeling
made a sign for the audience to be quiet
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Recent Examples of sign
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
22 June 2026
After the memorandum was signed, traffic appeared to increase in southern Lebanon as some residents began returning to their homes.
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Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
29 June 2026
When to See a Doctor Instead The signs above describe sluggish flow in otherwise healthy adults, not a clinical diagnosis.
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Allison Palmer,
Charlotte Observer,
29 June 2026
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Verb
The National Wrestling Alliance announced that Axton Ray signed with the company.
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Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
22 June 2026
After the memorandum was signed, traffic appeared to increase in southern Lebanon as some residents began returning to their homes.
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Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
Noun
FedEx Freight says tightening truckload capacity is beginning to push heavier shipments back into the less-than-truckload (LTL) network, offering another clear sign that freight demand is stabilizing after a prolonged downturn.
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Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
29 June 2026
When to See a Doctor Instead The signs above describe sluggish flow in otherwise healthy adults, not a clinical diagnosis.
—
Allison Palmer,
Charlotte Observer,
29 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sign
Verb
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Be very careful when buying items supposedly autographed by Messi.
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News of the find — Abel’s singular, literally, Topps Superfractor rookie autographed card — didn’t take long to get back to Abel.
Noun
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And that became mighty inconvenient in the seventh inning, when shortstop Willy Adames swung through a pitch, grimaced with lower back pain and made a tapping-out gesture to the dugout.
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On social media, native Algerians have seen their image of Americans debunked by continuous kind gestures during the impromptu cultural exchanges.
Noun
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Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran man who unlawfully entered the country in 2011, has become a symbol of the resistance to Trump’s immigration crackdown.
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Remember, the heroic symbols that Ronald Reagan deployed so effectively were swiped from liberalism’s salad days in the Thirties and Forties.
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Members of the Autism Treatment Association of Minnesota penned a letter to the committee describing grave consequences.
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Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight is penning the screenplay.
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“Sign.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sign. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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