hinted (at)

past tense of hint (at)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hinted (at)
Verb
  • Coach Kyle Shanahan and general manager John Lynch have repeatedly indicated that Aiyuk is not expected to resume his career with the 49ers.
    Cam Inman, Mercury News, 10 June 2026
  • Cats then approached and indicated the object as often as dogs and children did.
    Anirban Mukhopadhyay, Scientific American, 10 June 2026
Verb
  • While sources said a signing ceremony could be held in Switzerland in the coming days, Iran’s foreign minister suggested the signing could take place remotely.
    Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 13 June 2026
  • Dems slow to embrace data center resistance McMillan Cottom suggested that no public officials on the right or the left have perfected their messaging to align with anti-data center sentiments.
    Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 12 June 2026
Verb
  • Eco effort As mentioned above, the property is designed to take maximum advantage of the environment, from the marine breeze to natural light.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 June 2026
  • Across movie studios, television networks and content production firms, AI creators CNBC spoke to mentioned using a wide variety of generative AI tools, with Midjourney, Adobe Firefly, Kling, MiniMax, Seedance and Google’s AI Studio being frequently mentioned.
    Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 11 June 2026
Verb
  • Previous measurements implied that the motion of stars in the SMC were indicative of the rotation of the dwarf galaxy, but according to these new results, that was a misinterpretation.
    Keith Cooper, Space.com, 7 June 2026
  • This week’s ruling on Alabama makes explicit what was merely implied in Callais.
    Adam Serwer, The Atlantic, 5 June 2026
Verb
  • The Knicks elected to foul rather than allow San Antonio to attempt a tying three and the strategy worked exactly as intended.
    Dan Zaksheske, FOXNews.com, 14 June 2026
  • While effectively just a wargame made public, the release of this information is likely intended to send a warning to the US, rather than actually boast about its technological prowess.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 13 June 2026
Verb
  • As a teenager, Cody noticed a girl named Rebecca during study hall and, according to Davis, winked at her from across the room.
    Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
  • The Royals noticed the different demeanor.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 11 June 2026
Verb
  • The United States would have 60 days to fulfill their obligations specified in the agreement, Aragchi said.
    Bart Jansen, USA Today, 13 June 2026
  • Police also said that the man and woman knew each other, but have not specified their relationship, nor any possible link to the Kaiser complex.
    Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 12 June 2026
Verb
  • The defendants also noted the State Auditor report's findings that telework policies benefited state employees significantly.
    Kassia Bonesteel, CBS News, 9 June 2026
  • And while the companies did not specify where the jobs would go, Corning noted its North Carolina manufacturing operations include Concord as well as Trivium, Winston-Salem and Wilmington.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 8 June 2026
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“Hinted (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hinted%20%28at%29. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.

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