signal
noun
anything that serves to indicate, warn, direct, command, or the like, such as a light, a gesture, an act, etc.: a signal to leave.
are signaling
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present progressiveof signal.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Forecasts from the Fed would benefit from scenarios that encompass the possibility that interest rates are signaling something more structural and lasting than a series of temporary shocks.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
Cytokines are signaling molecules that help coordinate immune activity and prevent excessive reactions that could lead to autoimmune disease.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 27, 2026
Judging from big discounts on BDCs, markets are signaling that portfolio values as of year-end 2025 are too high by 10% or more.
From Barron's ● Mar. 20, 2026
Options traders are signaling trouble, and systematic funds are expected to cut their exposure to U.S. stocks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 16, 2026
Yes, O Citoyens, we are signaling; it is a device, this, worthy of the Republic; a thing for what we will call far-writing without the aid of postbags; in Greek it shall be named Telegraph.
From Notable Events of the Nineteenth Century Great Deeds of Men and Nations and the Progress of the World by John Clark Ridpath
