mixed messages/signals
plural noun
: a showing of thoughts or feelings that are very different from each other
I don't know if he likes me; he keeps giving me mixed messages.
She's sending mixed signals about her feelings.
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Trump has given Republicans on Capitol Hill mixed signals, flip-flopping over what is the best approach.
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Kevin Freking, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025
Through a series of mishaps and mixed signals, the two eventually grow on each other.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 19 Dec. 2024
Despite the mixed signals on inflation and rates, Colas thinks investors should still be confident that financial markets will hold up.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024
Trump on Thursday sent mixed signals about whether Johnson should be the next Speaker.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 19 Dec. 2024
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Kevin Freking, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025
Through a series of mishaps and mixed signals, the two eventually grow on each other.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 19 Dec. 2024
Despite the mixed signals on inflation and rates, Colas thinks investors should still be confident that financial markets will hold up.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024
Trump on Thursday sent mixed signals about whether Johnson should be the next Speaker.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Mixed messages/signals.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mixed%20messages%2Fsignals. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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