as in indication
a slight or indirect pointing to something (as a solution or explanation)
vainly searched for a clue to the answer
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Recent Examples of clue
Barry Levitt, Time, 28 Aug. 2025
The singer-songwriter plans for events, album releases and Easter egg clues years in advance.
—Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 16 Aug. 2025
Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2025
The fact that both of them like to fight so much is our first clue.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 28 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Advertisement This revelation clues Elizabeth in on the real killer: Bogdan (Henry Lloyd Hughes), the groundskeeper at Coopers Chase.
—Barry Levitt, Time, 28 Aug. 2025
The singer-songwriter plans for events, album releases and Easter egg clues years in advance.
—Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 16 Aug. 2025
Verb
But perhaps adding Luis Campusano to the taxi squad on Sunday and not immediately activating him was a clue that Díaz dodged a significant injury.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2025
The fact that both of them like to fight so much is our first clue.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 28 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clue
Noun
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While the PwC study was conducted in June, there are indications that a potential pullback on footwear spend could be in the works.—
Vicki M. Young,
Footwear News,
29 Sep. 2025
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If this first collection from Dario Vitale is any indication, then certainly, more ‘faggotry’ and ‘cuntiness’ are in store.—
Ludwig Hurtado,
Them.,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Another told Feltner to call a township trustee.—
Patricia Gallagher Newberry,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
2 Oct. 2025
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Caroline Ervin, landscape designer and owner of The Georgetown Garden Shop, told shrubs that produce berries in the fall are especially valuable during migration season, offering essential nutrition to birds in need of high-fat, energy-rich foods.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Honey ginger chicken with brown rice is easy to make and your home will be filled with aromas that hint of warmth and coziness.—
Susan Selasky,
Freep.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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As with other gray-empowerment films like Thelma, there’s a touch of corniness in María Ángeles’ determination and resilience, which extends to a hint of blackmail to stop the real estate agent from blabbing to Clara.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The only way attorneys knew their client was detained at the site was because a family member informed them following a phone call from one of the phones located inside cells at the facility.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
2 Oct. 2025
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And then another thing to keep in mind is the importance of being informed, knowing what’s going on in the world.—
María Mérida,
Glamour,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Bag shapes took cues from shells, fishing baskets and Japanese furoshiki, traditional wrapping cloths.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
29 Sep. 2025
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The San Francisco earthquake of 1906 seemed to be a cue from fate.—
Judith Thurman,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Sleep problems Men can ask their primary care doctors to perform a blood test to check their testosterone levels, Munger advised.—
Shiv Sudhakar,
FOXNews.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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If Your Party wants to avoid a similar fate, it would be well advised to be disciplined and electorally oriented—and to drop single-issue activism, hostility to Labour, and inept, baggage-laden figures such as Corbyn.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
4 Oct. 2025
Noun
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With high school training techniques evolving, there are numerous suggestions, including the possibility that individual quarterback coaching can cement specific bad habits.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
2 Oct. 2025
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Even the suggestion of such a levy, argues Schrieder, could be enough to spook studio executives weighing where to place their next tentpole.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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With no agreement in place, the government will soon begin the arduous process of winding down operations, sending furlough notices, and notifying contractors.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
1 Oct. 2025
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The Hennepin County jail, for example, won’t hold people solely for administrative immigration detainers and doesn’t notify immigration authorities when individuals subject to those detainers are released.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Clue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clue. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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