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as in to imply
to convey an idea indirectly
her expression indicated that she was uncomfortably cold, but she was too polite to say so
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Recent Examples of indicate
Teta on the podcast indicated multiple guest cohosts will rotate in during Behar's time away, including comedian Sheryl Underwood, who previously filled in amid earlier absences on the panel, and podcast host Kara Swisher.
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Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 2 June 2026
These Mira missions stayed in low Earth orbit, as indicated by their names — LEO Express 1, LEO Express 2 and LEO Express 3.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 2 June 2026
But Saks Global also indicated that Dallas remains an important market and that elements of the downtown store would be infused into the Neiman Marcus in the NorthPark Center.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 2 June 2026
Increasing taxable property values typically indicate higher property valuations, new construction or a combination of both.
—Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 2 June 2026
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Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 2 June 2026
These Mira missions stayed in low Earth orbit, as indicated by their names — LEO Express 1, LEO Express 2 and LEO Express 3.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 2 June 2026
But Saks Global also indicated that Dallas remains an important market and that elements of the downtown store would be infused into the Neiman Marcus in the NorthPark Center.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 2 June 2026
Increasing taxable property values typically indicate higher property valuations, new construction or a combination of both.
—Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 2 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for indicate
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Manchester City are coming to terms with life after Pep Guardiola — but that does not mean their days of dominance are coming to an end.—
Dean Jones,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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Which means that Sula Mae Peace means Peace Peace, which is a kind of wonderful ironic doubling because this is not a peaceful clan of people.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 May 2026
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The original creepypasta that inspired the phenomenon (posted to 4chan in 2019) is the only canonical Backrooms document—the post implies the presence of a monster, but stops short of describing it.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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As the name implies, the French pedicure shares the same DNA as a French manicure.—
Fiona Embleton,
Glamour,
31 May 2026
Verb
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When presented as a wall installation, the pages are transmuted into an object signifying nothing but the imitation of writing by a depersonalized other.—
Erika Landström,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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And whether that was on Brown, the offense or a combination, too many factors aligned to signify the end of an impressive four-year run with the Eagles that included three All-Pro teams and a Super Bowl.—
Jeff Howe,
New York Times,
1 June 2026
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The results track with other recent independent polls that suggested Democrats were coalescing around Becerra, a former California Attorney General, and Republicans around Hilton, a former senior advisor to British Prime Minister David Cameron who moved to California in 2012.—
John Woolfolk,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
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Since the light from each of those took different paths to Earth, and thus different amounts of time, this suggests there have been variations in QSO1’s emissions—consistent with a black hole feeding on different amounts of material over time.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
27 May 2026
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The statistical evidence supports this when looking at the standard deviation — denoting the spread of a dataset — of points after 37 games across the past seven seasons.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
24 May 2026
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In front of them were the monkeys, which were placed on a sign denoting wildlife trafficking.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
16 May 2026
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But in the interview Garber appeared to hint that this contract may be his last at the league.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
27 May 2026
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The Judgment Day still has some juice left, but over the past few months especially, WWE has hinted that the ensemble of characters cannot coexist with Perez, Morgan and Rodriguez all still in it.—
Blake Oestriecher,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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“Indicate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indicate. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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