as in indication
a slight or indirect pointing to something (as a solution or explanation)
did not give the slightest inkling that he was planning to quit
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Recent Examples of inkling
Gaza was never an easy place to report from, between restrictions on entry and exit and pressure from Hamas against any inkling of dissent.
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Hadas Gold, CNN, 7 Oct. 2024
Back at home, his wife Ellen (Lily-Rose Depp) has a sick inkling about the rendezvous—partially because she’s been haunted by a demonic entity all her life.
—Maya Ibbitson, Architectural Digest, 23 Dec. 2024
But if there’s an inkling you might be faced with political or ideological confrontation, don’t force socializing.
—Julia Sullivan, SELF, 6 Dec. 2024
Obviously, nobody has any inkling of what’s about to go down in Columbus five days after Ferro makes her natty selection.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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Hadas Gold, CNN, 7 Oct. 2024
Back at home, his wife Ellen (Lily-Rose Depp) has a sick inkling about the rendezvous—partially because she’s been haunted by a demonic entity all her life.
—Maya Ibbitson, Architectural Digest, 23 Dec. 2024
But if there’s an inkling you might be faced with political or ideological confrontation, don’t force socializing.
—Julia Sullivan, SELF, 6 Dec. 2024
Obviously, nobody has any inkling of what’s about to go down in Columbus five days after Ferro makes her natty selection.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inkling
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There is no indication that a college degree is required. 8.Terina Allen, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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New indications will continue to come out beyond weight loss.Emily Burns, WWD, 7 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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My firm offered our readers clues and insights for the leading stocks in AI semiconductors and software, providing unparalleled depth and quality to our free readers.Beth Kindig, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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The signature drink is Luz Margarita, a tropical margarita with passion fruit and a hint of chili.Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 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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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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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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“Inkling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inkling. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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