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as in indication
a slight or indirect pointing to something (as a solution or explanation)
if you don't want to give the suggestion that you're evading the truth, you must look your questioner in the eye
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2
as in proposal
something which is presented for consideration
no one had any better suggestions, so as usual we spent the afternoon at the basketball court
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3
as in hint
an almost imperceptible sign of something
we took care to avoid so much as even a suggestion of impropriety
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Recent Examples of suggestion
After getting a suggestion for a bat and a ghost, the mom of four took a Sharpie and drew them to the best of her ability.
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Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Most of the Ohio and Kentucky national political delegation disagreed with the president's suggestion.
—Patricia Gallagher Newberry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 29 Oct. 2025
Kenvue has repeatedly defended the pain medicine, saying there is no scientific link to autism and warning that such suggestions could endanger maternal health.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
Have a suggestion for a future story?
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2025
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Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Most of the Ohio and Kentucky national political delegation disagreed with the president's suggestion.
—Patricia Gallagher Newberry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 29 Oct. 2025
Kenvue has repeatedly defended the pain medicine, saying there is no scientific link to autism and warning that such suggestions could endanger maternal health.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
Have a suggestion for a future story?
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for suggestion
Noun
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As one of only two states holding gubernatorial elections this year, the outcome provides an early indication of voter sentiment heading toward the 2026 midterms.—
Deputy News Editor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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This early indication of planets in the TOI-2267 system prompted the team to get ready for more observations with several other observatories.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Bennett, however, accepts the proposal, despite his unresolved past with Clover.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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New Mexico’s new child-care proposal is bold.—
Elliot Haspel,
The Atlantic,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Heidi Klum kept fans guessing all day with hints about her 2025 Halloween costume.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Nov. 2025
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Tender and with just a hint of salinity, fresh hauls come in from just off the coast and are served brilliantly with salad and spicy butter.—
Jacqui Gifford,
Travel + Leisure,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Eventually, his interests expanded to include dental anthropology—the study of how teeth offer clues to species’ diets, health, and even evolution and migration.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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But her office meeting calendar is starting to show clues.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The goal of the project is to develop tiny airborne robots that can navigate independently using sound rather than visual cues.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Nov. 2025
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Thought to be named after Japan’s Mount Fuji by genre pioneer Alhaji Sikiru Ayinde Barrister in the 1960s, fújì took cues from the wéré music played during Ramadan to wake and entertain Muslims for the Sahur meal before dawn.—
Mankaprr Conteh,
Rolling Stone,
2 Nov. 2025
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Seven decades later, these ideas are mainstream in both Israeli and US discourse.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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One idea that still looks elegant but adds a little something-something?—
Luz García,
Glamour,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Suggestion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suggestion. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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