indicated

verb

past tense of indicate
1
as in denoted
to serve as a sign or symptom of his attitude seems to indicate that he has little interest in the project

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2
as in implied
to convey an idea indirectly her expression indicated that she was uncomfortably cold, but she was too polite to say so

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Recent Examples of indicated In the press release announcing its acquisition of Asembia, Peak Rock executives indicated this wouldn’t be their last deal in the specialty pharmacy space. — Bruce Japsen, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026 An initial, publicly available dispatch call indicated someone at the scene was unconscious. — Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 7 July 2026 Officials have long privately indicated that the company should provide a solution for the helicopters’ landing troubles. — Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 7 July 2026 The victory of all three, along with Mamdani’s own election, indicated a sharp turn toward the left among Democrats and progressive independents in New York. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 July 2026 After the match, Brazil coach Carlo Ancelotti said the data indicated Guimarães was Brazil’s best available penalty shooter. — Sean Gregory, Time, 6 July 2026 The update indicated that Maersk is set to fall behind CMA CGM for second-largest container shipping capacity worldwide by July 2027, while Hapag-Lloyd could be usurped by Ocean Network Express (ONE) in February 2028. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 6 July 2026 Initial reports indicated the child’s father had gone back inside the home in an effort to locate the child, according to the Office of the State Fire Marshal. — Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026 Twenty-nine percent of respondents indicated a desire to increase euro holdings in the long term, up from 22% last year. — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 30 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for indicated
  1. denoted
  2. implied
  3. meant
  4. hinted
  5. signified
  6. suggested
Verb
  • While there is no master list of PointSavers hotels or dates, they are clearly denoted in Marriott’s award night search results.
    — Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 6 May 2026
  • California is not experiencing a uniform decline in violent crime as denoted in the California Crime Statistics 2026.
    — Linh Tat, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
Definition of denoted
Verb
  • Iran has not directly claimed responsibility for the attacks, but has implied involvement.
    — Connor Greene, Time, 7 July 2026
  • The federations have implied, not without justification, that the decision was tainted.
    — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 6 July 2026
Definition of implied
Verb
  • Still a problem was the camera’s smaller-than-usual three-minute film magazine, which meant changing magazines in the middle of intense dramatic scenes, a situation Nolan had to plan for.
    — Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • The defense had argued to delay the hearing, saying in court filings this spring the high volume of discovery meant Robinson’s attorneys would be unable to adequately prepare.
    — Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
Definition of meant
Verb
  • In that lyricism is an alternative totality that Adnan lived, hinted by the entirety of the quote from which the book takes its title.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 July 2026
  • Cloud infrastructure has proven to be highly lucrative for hyperscaler peers Amazon, Microsoft and Google, and Zuckerberg has hinted of late that Meta could be headed in that direction.
    — Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 2 July 2026
Definition of hinted
Verb
  • That signified everything that Joe and Angela had swept under the rug.
    — Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 10 July 2026
  • Democrats may be looking at a different kind of red wave this year based on Tuesday night’s primary results, a throwback to when the color red signified not the Republican Party, but socialism.
    — W. James Antle III, The Washington Examiner, 27 June 2026
Definition of signified
Verb
  • Colorado regulators who recently began a formal rulemaking process had suggested a state-level minimum of three hours of nursing care per resident.
    — Bruce Finley, Denver Post, 5 July 2026
  • Previous studies suggested that dielectric screening plays an important role, but structural distortions and screening effects remained so intertwined that they could not be cleanly separated.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 5 July 2026
Definition of suggested

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