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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
Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
Rudolph signed a two-year contract in the offseason to return to the Black and Gold.
—David Close, CNN Money, 5 June 2025
Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 4 June 2025
The Dolphins offered a sign that his rehab was progressing positively in March, restructuring his contract to convert $9.7 million of his 2024 salary into a signing bonus.
—Cameron Priester, Sun Sentinel, 4 June 2025
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Verb
McNeil signed a four-year, $50 million deal before the 2023 season.
—Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
Rudolph signed a two-year contract in the offseason to return to the Black and Gold.
—David Close, CNN Money, 5 June 2025
Noun
Still, parents should not take the review as a sign that the US formula market is in disarray or in any way harmful to infants, Abrams said.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 4 June 2025
The Dolphins offered a sign that his rehab was progressing positively in March, restructuring his contract to convert $9.7 million of his 2024 salary into a signing bonus.
—Cameron Priester, Sun Sentinel, 4 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sign
Verb
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Howarth says the prices of the cards will vary depending on the card set and whether it is autographed.—
Alyssa Cooper,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 June 2025
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Mahomes then threw the football — one of three footballs autographed for a raffle prize — in a perfect arc into the crowd to the lucky fan who’d won the raffle.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
1 June 2025
Noun
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Additionally, the avatar can pass the human test by using gestures, body language, and other elements of human interaction.—
Kolawole Samuel Adebayo,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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The gesture, broadcast everywhere locally, sent a clear signal to the outside world.—
Anthony Slater,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
Noun
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In one respect, at least—as a symbol for present-day America—the vehicle really could not be improved.—
Glenn Adamson,
Artforum,
1 June 2025
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John Brink, a Rand McNally cartographer, came up with a solution: Creating symbols for highways that were printed on the road maps and also put on signs attached to electrical and telephone poles along those roads.—
Ron Grossman,
Chicago Tribune,
1 June 2025
Verb
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Gavin O'Connor returns to direct, with Bill Dubuque penning the script.—
Billie Melissa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 June 2025
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Sandler and Herlihy wrote the screenplay for the sequel after having penned the original’s script.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
31 May 2025
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“Sign.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sign. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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