clued

Definition of cluednext
past tense of clue

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for clued
Verb
  • Local fire and government authorities are notified prior to burn days and kept informed throughout prescribed fire operations.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 7 Jan. 2026
  • She was later informed by a paramedic that her mother, Michele, had also been found dead inside.
    Danielle Bacher, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • He was notified last month that the monthly premium is set to rise to $733 without financial help, a 2,518% increase.
    Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 7 Nov. 2025
  • The state Department of Children and Families was notified of the child's death and is performing what's known as a summary review, which is standard practice in such cases.
    David Clarey, jsonline.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Subscribers to our twice-monthly TechLine newsletter already are acquainted with many of these happenings – sign up here to keep current.
    Dade Hayes, Deadline, 3 Jan. 2026
  • Maximize Efficiency with the Delay Timer Become well acquainted with the delay timer on your washing machine to maximize your laundry power.
    Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 1 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Students, particularly younger ones, aren’t always apprised of their family’s actual economic and housing situation.
    Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 21 Dec. 2025
  • Tracy Zarembinski also followed Richard’s progress on CaringBridge — and kept her son apprised over the next few months.
    Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 6 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • The lawmakers were briefed by top members of the president’s cabinet, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Attorney General Pam Bondi and CIA Director John Ratcliffe.
    Garrett Downs, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Instead, senior members of Congress were briefed selectively after decisions had already been made.
    Jon Duffy, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Arkansans who rely on federal food assistance could see their benefits restored as early as next week, Janet Mann, secretary of the Arkansas Department of Human Services, told a legislative committee Thursday.
    Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Among the Continental soldiers taken prisoner at the Battle of Trois-Rivières in Quebec in 1776, for instance, eighty-nine of two hundred told their redcoat captors they had been born overseas.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • In the email, Epstein instructed Maxwell to offer a reward to anyone who could help disprove Giuffre’s allegation.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
  • The final round instructed us to reflect on the experience.
    Alex J. Rouhandeh, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The upside of the task is to reflect anew on work that moved and enlightened me in the past year and to try to capture something of the filmmaker’s creative achievement.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 29 Dec. 2025
  • Not just out of charity, but enlightened self-interest.
    David Miliband, Time, 16 Dec. 2025
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“Clued.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clued. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.

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