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- verb Present participle of
semaphore .
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Examples
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But there's a steady drumbeat of media briefings, surfacing in a kind of full-court press on the issue, most sharply represented by a loudly semaphoring New York Times article from Rod Nordland.
David Tereshchuk: Post-war Withdrawal Quandaries Challenge Media Analysis David Tereshchuk 2011
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Of course, if bereft of our kind of speech he would not be able to give gruff Hestonian commands to his army: they would be reliant on line of sight and semaphoring equivalents.
Athena Andreadis, Ph.D.: "Are We Not (as Good as) Men?" Ph.D. Athena Andreadis 2011
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But there's a steady drumbeat of media briefings, surfacing in a kind of full-court press on the issue, most sharply represented by a loudly semaphoring New York Times article from Rod Nordland.
David Tereshchuk: Post-war Withdrawal Quandaries Challenge Media Analysis David Tereshchuk 2011
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There is a trend for semaphoring views in the Commons at the moment, such as Ed Balls's "flatlining economy" hand gesture.
It's all too easy to hate teens – try a little love instead | Barbara Ellen 2011
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Her way is plotted by fireflies, in phosphorescent bunches, dipping below the tall grass, pausing on the stalks, circling, semaphoring secrets.
The light that draws the flower James Greer 2011
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But there's a steady drumbeat of media briefings, surfacing in a kind of full-court press on the issue, most sharply represented by a loudly semaphoring New York Times article from Rod Nordland.
David Tereshchuk: Post-war Withdrawal Quandaries Challenge Media Analysis David Tereshchuk 2011
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"Julius," Maggie called back to him in brief explanation and began a boisterous semaphoring.
She Closed Her Eyes 2010
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If, as Jackson seems to be semaphoring, EPA is heading toward regulating perchlorate pollution, and presumably clean-up efforts, the effort will amount to a direct challenge to defense and aerospace contractors -- who can be expected to make the EPA struggle for every inch of turf.
Elaine Shannon: Will Obama Crack Down on Rocket Fuel in Drinking Water? 2009
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It was a terrific idea to end with the sailor finale of Union Jack, the stage crammed with all the boys and girls semaphoring “God Save the Queen” as cannons boom.
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It was a terrific idea to end with the sailor finale of Union Jack, the stage crammed with all the boys and girls semaphoring “God Save the Queen” as cannons boom.
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