CLUE (IN) Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

clue (in)

verb

Definition of clue (in)

as in to inform

to give information to would you clue him in on the plan?

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There is not a verifiable document about employees who have been informed about their responsibility to report health issues.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
The statement doesn’t amount to an endorsement, a spokesperson for Caruso said, but instead simply informs people for whom Caruso planned to vote.

— Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of inform

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Lamm told TechCrunch that conventional breeding can produce dogs with poor eyesight or genetic predispositions to cancer.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
Beirut City Pop, the latest compilation by archival label Habibi Funk, tells the story of the artists who dared to imagine a life beyond war.

— Shy Clara Thompson, Pitchfork, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of tell

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Solomon Rivera went from a job advising Mayor Karen Bass to running an outside campaign committee supporting her reelection months later, causing some experts to question whether the committee is independent.

— David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026
Jokilehto advised that invitations should list the names of the people in the household that are invited.

— Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026

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