hinted (at)

past tense of hint (at)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hinted (at)
Verb
  • Their 3-1 victory over the Brewers on Thursday, in a game that felt more comfortable than the score might have indicated, put them in position to get back to the World Series for the second year in a row, third time in six years and fifth time in the last nine.
    Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
  • During his end-of-year press conference on Thursday, Phillies president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski indicated that the team will look to re-sign Kyle Schwarber and that manager Rob Thomson will return with another year ahead on his contract.
    Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • For policymakers and regulators, the coalition suggested establishing policy platforms that bring together various players—like governments, industry actors, standards setters and civil society—to co-develop fair and credible LCA frameworks while ensuring alignment, not fragmentation.
    Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Dumond suggested staying off the Strip or staying nearby during a Vegas trip.
    Ashley J. DiMella, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • These decisions have significantly affected the availability of polling places, early voting, absentee ballot eligibility, and even the provision of food and water to voters waiting in lines for hours to vote, likely due to limitations mentioned above.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Meanwhile, the other three opponents mentioned in Natalya's wishlist are currently available and could potentially be opponents for Cena's final matches.
    Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Netanyahu publicly implied for the first time Friday that not all of the deceased hostages held captive in Gaza will return, underscoring previous assessments that Hamas may not be able to find and return all of their remains.
    Kara Fox, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025
  • It’s often implied that the big deal in the origin of complex animals like us, known as metazoans, was the switch from unicellular to multicellular life.
    Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In contrast, this approach lets cells self-direct their own growth, forming both blood and beating heart cells within the same system, much like nature intended.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2025
  • They’re mainly intended to handle the inference stage of running AI models — the phase after the technology is trained.
    Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Those who noticed the quake are encouraged to report it through the USGS Felt Report form.
    CA Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 12 Oct. 2025
  • According to the Journal-Constitution, the Paulding County School District declined to answer its questions about how many adult supervisors were on the field trip and how long the girl was missing before her absence was noticed.
    Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • While the company hasn't specified what these cost, a single PLS is possibly priced at around $650,000, going by previous vehicle orders and delivery figures.
    Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2025
  • In no event will Sponsor be responsible for awarding more than the number of prizes specified in these rules.
    Vogue, Vogue, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • That’s very important in his particular case and it should be noted.
    Jon Machota, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Hudson and other board members noted each of the applicants expressed some desire to run next year to remain in the seat.
    Edward McKinnon, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2025
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“Hinted (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hinted%20%28at%29. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

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