as in clue
a slight or indirect pointing to something (as a solution or explanation)
there are indications that a medical breakthrough in the treatment of the disease is imminent
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Recent Examples of indication
An incident in the waterway, as Ellis warns, could be an early indication—perhaps the first one—that China intended to use force on the other side of the world.
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Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
If the first few trading days of 2025 are any indication, the group’s strength is likely to continue.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2025
If the past is any indication, though, regulars might not be ready to pour one out for their homey quite yet.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 6 Jan. 2025
The indication from the Heat side was a suspension had not been broached.
— A trade, with the NBA trading deadline on Feb. 6.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2025
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Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
If the first few trading days of 2025 are any indication, the group’s strength is likely to continue.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2025
If the past is any indication, though, regulars might not be ready to pour one out for their homey quite yet.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 6 Jan. 2025
The indication from the Heat side was a suspension had not been broached.
— A trade, with the NBA trading deadline on Feb. 6.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for indication
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This clue prompted me to find YouTube videos of people doing the [1960s dance craze] WATUSI.Elie Levine, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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The detailed aerial map offers some tantalizing clues about the ancient culture whose people built hundreds of similar fortresses in a mountainous region that spans the modern countries of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Turkey.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 9 Jan. 2025
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Yet there’s a hint that the family may know Sphere and the RSN aren’t good fits.Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 9 Jan. 2025
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So who knows if that’s just sister accounts interacting on social media or a hint to something larger coming down the pipeline in the hair category as well.Aamina Inayat Khan, StyleCaster, 9 Jan. 2025
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Feel free to send any tips, suggestions, story ideas and data to Ashley at ashley.capoot@nbcuni.com.Annika Kim Constantino,Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2025
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At the time, most people in Greenland (and Denmark, the European country that controls it) thought his suggestion was a joke.Maya Tekeli, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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Novel and ambitious experiments with primates, dolphins and parrots proliferated, many of them documenting animals following specific cues and using words and phrases to communicate with their human trainers.Camille Bromley Gabra Zackman Krish Seenivasan David Mason, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
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At a precise cue — a sustained note — all the whales went silent and in unison lunged upward through the bait ball.Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 4 Jan. 2025
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Various outfits, positioning themselves as neutral guides to the marketplace of ideas, now tout evaluations of news organizations’ trustworthiness, but relying on these requires trusting in the quality and objectivity of the evaluation.Fergus McIntosh, The New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2025
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Having oil companies pick up the tab is an appealing idea.William Baldwin, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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“Indication.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indication. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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