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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Read All About It New data to be released this morning is expected to show fewer jobs added last month but the unemployment rate unchanged, adding to mixed signals about the labor market.
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Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 10 Jan. 2025
There were mixed messages on tactics and disagreements with technical director Tim Steidten.
—Phil Hay, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
Trump has given Republicans on Capitol Hill mixed signals, flip-flopping over what is the best approach.
—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
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Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 10 Jan. 2025
There were mixed messages on tactics and disagreements with technical director Tim Steidten.
—Phil Hay, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
Trump has given Republicans on Capitol Hill mixed signals, flip-flopping over what is the best approach.
—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
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“Mixed messages/signals.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mixed%20messages%2Fsignals. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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