CLUING (IN) Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

clueing (in)

verb

variants or cluing (in)

present participle of clue (in)

as in informing

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

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The Senate sergeant at arms also issued a notice to congressional staff informing them of the investigation.

— CBS News, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026
In an interview, Freja Day, the brand’s chief executive officer, said menswear has been part of Soeur’s creative language since the beginning, informing its approach to clothing and silhouette.

— Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of informing

Verb

The ancient Celtic poem advising not to hurry through grief continues to bring comfort.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2026
Park officials have informed the local communities in and around the affected area about the outbreak, advising people not to touch or consume any animals found dead and instead report them to authorities, Parker said.

— Morgan Winsor, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of advising

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The Panthers on Monday hired DeAngelo Hall to work with the cornerbacks, filling in a role after the team fired defensive pass game coordinator Jonathan Cooley last week.

— Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 2 Nov. 2026
Students attend the center twice a week, with short worksheets filling in the other days.

— Karen Koehler, Sacbee.com, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of filling in

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Despite age clearly catching up with him, Ronaldo continued starting despite his impact waning and fans began to grow frustrated.

— Ben Church, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026
The real takeaway here is that while the Nvidia RTX Spark hardware is capable, Apple has had several generations to ramp up its silicon performance, and Nvidia still has some catching up to do in this class of tests.

— Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of catching up

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And even nontechnical employees have personal agents monitoring their email and calendars, sending to-do lists compiled from messages, and briefing them on the purpose of their upcoming meetings.

— Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2026
Araghchi was in the middle of briefing senior officials on these developments and the growing likelihood of conflict when the bombs started to fall.

— Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar, Foreign Affairs, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of briefing

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