Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sign languages
Noun
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As early as 2014, scientists had discovered signs of sea star wasting disease in at least twenty species across the Pacific coast.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
17 Oct. 2025 -
But there are signs that people are eating slightly fewer of these foods.—
Alice Callahan,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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These alerts address hazards such as sneaker waves, rip currents, shore break, and hazardous surf—all of which can lead to serious injury or death for swimmers, surfers, and coastal visitors.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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In the past few years, a new generation of Japanese filmmakers has started to make waves on the international film festival circuit, which for many years was focused on a small group of Japanese masters.—
Liz Shackleton,
Deadline,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The foreign surveillance aircraft detected and likely tracked these false radar signals.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Oct. 2025
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These factors send signals to the brain that result in the muscle contractions accompanied by orgasm.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
12 Oct. 2025
Noun
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There was a rush of gesticulations, with Greenberg speaking in English.—
Robert Sullivan,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Pointed gestures toward the lingering tension between Japan and Korea — and between those two countries and the rest of the planet — are drowned out by tiresome bickering and exaggerated gags, like a meaningful conversation swallowed into the sound of an airplane engine screaming overhead.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
15 Oct. 2025
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These are not philanthropic gestures.—
Olivier Wenden,
Fortune,
14 Oct. 2025
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