hinted (at)

Definition of hinted (at)next
past tense of hint (at)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hinted (at)
Verb
  • The respondents indicated that the federal activity is being nearly universally felt, with 90% of partners saying they've been impacted, 90% saying fear or stress was affecting operations and 72% reporting staffing absenteeism, Meet Minneapolis said.
    Jason Rantala, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
  • The sheriff indicated Guthrie takes critical prescription medication, which could prove fatal if not taken within 24 hours.
    Josh Campbell, CNN Money, 4 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • At a minimum, Advantage suggested the deteriorating beams be replaced.
    Gillian Stawiszynski, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Some economists suggested last week's rise could be statistical noise, and the total number remains relatively low compared with history.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Apitz further points out that when discussing January 3, only victims are mentioned, but no one is held accountable.
    CNN 9 hr ago, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026
  • For The Times) While the other restaurants mentioned above may excel at a handful of dishes, Sea Harbour has consistently covered all the dim sum basics for more than two decades.
    Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The judge concluded program participants could not be Salvation Army employees because there was no express or implied agreement they would be compensated.
    Dan Eaton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
  • The dearth of trees on the island implied to some that the inhabitants had cut them down to make clubs and shields.
    Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Delhi’s water supply has long been an issue, and in 1993 the government of the day launched the Yamuna Action Plan, a clean-up strategy intended to overhaul the city’s sewage treatment.
    Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 1 Feb. 2026
  • Klapper said the structure was erected inside the Rhein-Center shopping mall and was originally intended to challenge the record for the largest drink coaster construction ever built.
    Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 31 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • But reexamining this dot in light of ongoing LRD fever, the team noticed something strange.
    Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Commeree also noticed that her social media algorithm shifted to show more birth emergencies after viewing the content.
    Sherri Gordon, Parents, 4 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Advertisement In the overall scoring model, the innovation & economic impact dimension contributes 30% of the final score, aggregating indicators related to patents, open‑education offerings, and graduate outcomes according to the KPI weights specified in the scoring model.
    TIME Staff, Time, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Authorities said in court filings that the incident began after an argument between the woman and her teenage daughter, who is legally blind, but the nature of the argument wasn’t specified.
    Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Some users, like Stalter, are deleting their accounts and leaving the app altogether (though some have also had trouble deleting their accounts, Fiesler noted).
    Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 27 Jan. 2026
  • As Lee noted in his opening remarks, gold trading has deep roots in Hong Kong, spanning decades with jewelers, multinational corporations, SMEs, refineries, and investment firms.
    Sean Lee, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
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“Hinted (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hinted%20%28at%29. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.

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