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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 clues
Gail Krishnan,
CNBC,
23 June 2026
That profile may include your address, relatives, household changes, property ownership and possible financial clues.
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Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2026
Skillmatics Guess in 10 Animal Planet Card Game Take 20 questions up a notch with a card game that challenges kids to guess an animal based on clues.
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Parents,
23 June 2026
Sports Edition Coach — a spot to gather clues and discuss (and share) scores.
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Mark Cooper,
New York Times,
23 June 2026
Law enforcement is believed to have drawn earlier clues from security footage capturing a masked man carrying a handgun outside Nancy Guthrie’s house.
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Amanda Musa,
CNN Money,
23 June 2026
Broadly speaking, however, scientists do have clues about what tend to be desirable characteristics for the microbiome.
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Will Stone,
NPR,
22 June 2026
He was widely celebrated as a virtuoso who nurtured America’s economic well-being and whose nearly every utterance was parsed for clues as to where interest rates, the economy and the financial markets might be headed.
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Paul Wiseman,
Fortune,
22 June 2026
Drawing on a rare dataset collected in the hours leading up to a massive solar flare, scientists identified a series of changes in the sun's atmosphere that offer new clues about how major eruptions begin.
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Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
15 June 2026
Noun
Investors will now be closely watching for clues on Burnham's policy direction, which so far has been scant on details.
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Gail Krishnan,
CNBC,
23 June 2026
That profile may include your address, relatives, household changes, property ownership and possible financial clues.
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Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2026
Skillmatics Guess in 10 Animal Planet Card Game Take 20 questions up a notch with a card game that challenges kids to guess an animal based on clues.
—
Parents,
23 June 2026
Sports Edition Coach — a spot to gather clues and discuss (and share) scores.
—
Mark Cooper,
New York Times,
23 June 2026
Law enforcement is believed to have drawn earlier clues from security footage capturing a masked man carrying a handgun outside Nancy Guthrie’s house.
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Amanda Musa,
CNN Money,
23 June 2026
Broadly speaking, however, scientists do have clues about what tend to be desirable characteristics for the microbiome.
—
Will Stone,
NPR,
22 June 2026
He was widely celebrated as a virtuoso who nurtured America’s economic well-being and whose nearly every utterance was parsed for clues as to where interest rates, the economy and the financial markets might be headed.
—
Paul Wiseman,
Fortune,
22 June 2026
Drawing on a rare dataset collected in the hours leading up to a massive solar flare, scientists identified a series of changes in the sun's atmosphere that offer new clues about how major eruptions begin.
—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
15 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clues
Noun
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Whichever state chooses to do so will come into the national spotlight, as its decision may well serve as indications of how workers feel about the surrounding economic climate.
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For now, there appears to be positive spending indications for European in-store, but current trends are unclear as data points are still being compiled.
Verb
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This is how a San Diegan tells time, but yes.
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Based on photos and videos from Venezuela, the damage appears to be quite extensive, reporter John Otis tells Up First.
Noun
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Denise Mendez is practicing giving cues to a training dog at the Jefferson Moss-Magee Rehabilitation Center.
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The owner and co-founder of the bar took his inspirational cues from extensive travel across Japan.
Verb
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Marketing informs customer experience strategy, supports product prioritization, shapes pricing decisions, identifies emerging growth opportunities and helps leadership understand how customer expectations are evolving.
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Having a location informs the characters… like that vibe in Alexander’s Payne’s films.
Noun
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This vulnerability is exacerbated by public social media activity and widespread data leaks, offering cybercriminals crucial hints.
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Just One is a cooperative word game where duplicate hints get eliminated.
Verb
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To get around the closure, Caltrans District 3 advises motorists to merge onto westbound Interstate 80, take the Kidwell Road exit, turn left onto Kidwell Road and then turn left onto the eastbound Interstate 80 on-ramp.
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Don’t wait to go to a health care provider, the CDC advises.
Noun
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As the technology evolves, so will my suggestions and opinions.
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There are plenty of free online tools that can give you job title suggestions or show you what language is actually in use.
Verb
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The first step is typically a summons and complaint, which notifies you that legal action has been initiated.
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Cindy Kobold, an Arizona Public Service meteorologist, said the technology notifies them about 45 minutes faster on average than the first 911 call.
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“Clues.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clues. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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