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Recent Examples of telegraph
The thing is, Victor, as an actor or filmmaker, never telegraphs anything.
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Pete Hammond, Deadline, 27 Jan. 2025
Image While perfectly pleasant to watch, the movement here, paired with the sentimental music, telegraphs a gravity that feels put on from the outside, rather than emanating from some deeper internal purpose or choreographic motor.
—Siobhan Burke, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
This message was telegraphed through a performance by three dancers choreographed by Kate Coyne, the artistic director of the Central School of Ballet in London, replicating symbolic gestures of connecting and greeting one another.
—Luisa Zargani, WWD, 21 Jan. 2025
The new president in recent weeks has telegraphed imperialist goals, expressing his desire to assume ownership of Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark, as well as talk of making Canada the 51st state and taking over the Panama Canal from Panama.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 20 Jan. 2025
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Pete Hammond, Deadline, 27 Jan. 2025
Image While perfectly pleasant to watch, the movement here, paired with the sentimental music, telegraphs a gravity that feels put on from the outside, rather than emanating from some deeper internal purpose or choreographic motor.
—Siobhan Burke, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
This message was telegraphed through a performance by three dancers choreographed by Kate Coyne, the artistic director of the Central School of Ballet in London, replicating symbolic gestures of connecting and greeting one another.
—Luisa Zargani, WWD, 21 Jan. 2025
The new president in recent weeks has telegraphed imperialist goals, expressing his desire to assume ownership of Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark, as well as talk of making Canada the 51st state and taking over the Panama Canal from Panama.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 20 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for telegraph
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The county currently has 13,800 vote-by-mail requests on file — a 95% decline from the number of ballots mailed to residents for the November election.—
Lawrence Mower,
Orlando Sentinel,
5 Feb. 2025
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Donation checks can also be mailed to the Village Church, PO Box 704, Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 with Souper Bowl in the check memo line.—
Ut Community Press,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Feb. 2025
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Other information, like the current score and time, is communicated on different parts of the OneCourt.—
Michael Irving,
New Atlas,
9 Feb. 2025
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Signal is one of a number of relatively simple tools that can be used not only to help keep secure conversations with reporters, but also for communicating with colleagues when not discussing work projects, researching legal resources or even chatting with friends.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN,
9 Feb. 2025
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Banchero’s big 3rd quarter Following a 9-point first half, Banchero posted 20 points in the third quarter, which marked a Magic season-high for a 3rd quarter.—
Jason Beede,
Orlando Sentinel,
11 Feb. 2025
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Roberts frequently posts video of himself playing electric guitar solos.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Telegraph.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/telegraph. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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