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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This comes at a time when the U.S. job market is sending mixed signals.
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Kate Duchene, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
While Trump occasionally voiced support for leaving marijuana laws up to the states, his administration sent mixed signals.
—Matt Rozo, The Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2025
The Department of Justice initially sent mixed signals.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
Louisiana's top leaders are sending mixed signals about vaccines just as the nation's flu numbers are hitting historic highs.
—Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 21 Feb. 2025
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Kate Duchene, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
While Trump occasionally voiced support for leaving marijuana laws up to the states, his administration sent mixed signals.
—Matt Rozo, The Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2025
The Department of Justice initially sent mixed signals.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
Louisiana's top leaders are sending mixed signals about vaccines just as the nation's flu numbers are hitting historic highs.
—Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Mixed messages/signals.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mixed%20messages%2Fsignals. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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