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as in signifying
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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as in implying
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 indicating
The 50-week moving average in July crossed above the 200-week moving average, indicating that an upward direction of trend may now be in place.
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John Navin, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Some tracks were also observed near the Apollo 17 landing site and areas associated with seismic activity or tectonic features, indicating that moonquakes or impacts may trigger the boulder falls.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 14 Sep. 2025
Currently, there is no data indicating the containment progress of the fire and its cause remains undetermined.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 13 Sep. 2025
The paper was peer-reviewed, presented at the IEEE 2025 8th International Symposium on Big Data and Applied Statistics (ISBDAS) and was published in IEEE explore, indicating its significance among healthcare technology research this year.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Poland has information indicating that Russia launched as many as 21 drones at the country on Wednesday, but not all were found, the head of Poland’s presidential International Policy Office, Marcin Przydacz, told local media.
—Mitchell McCluskey, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Also at issue was work-life balance, with 74% indicating that the demands of business left them little room for self-care.
—Samantha Dewalt, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
According to Amazon, the quilt has fewer returns than average compared to similar products, indicating that customers hold on to the popular set.
—Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Sep. 2025
Notably, the correlation held even when human data were excluded, indicating that this pattern is not unique to our species.
—Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 7 Sep. 2025
John Navin, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Some tracks were also observed near the Apollo 17 landing site and areas associated with seismic activity or tectonic features, indicating that moonquakes or impacts may trigger the boulder falls.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 14 Sep. 2025
Currently, there is no data indicating the containment progress of the fire and its cause remains undetermined.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 13 Sep. 2025
The paper was peer-reviewed, presented at the IEEE 2025 8th International Symposium on Big Data and Applied Statistics (ISBDAS) and was published in IEEE explore, indicating its significance among healthcare technology research this year.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Poland has information indicating that Russia launched as many as 21 drones at the country on Wednesday, but not all were found, the head of Poland’s presidential International Policy Office, Marcin Przydacz, told local media.
—Mitchell McCluskey, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Also at issue was work-life balance, with 74% indicating that the demands of business left them little room for self-care.
—Samantha Dewalt, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
According to Amazon, the quilt has fewer returns than average compared to similar products, indicating that customers hold on to the popular set.
—Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Sep. 2025
Notably, the correlation held even when human data were excluded, indicating that this pattern is not unique to our species.
—Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 7 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for indicating
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Craig Barrett, Barrett’s father and the former Intel CEO, is a member of Stanford’s Founders Circle, signifying donations of at least $1 million to the university.—
Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
12 Sep. 2025
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Backdropped against empty space, absent any signifying detail or decoration, Mockrin’s once historical figures and details exist only in the here and now.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Analyst Bonnie Herzog also set a 12-month price target of $72 per share, implying upside of 28%.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
11 Sep. 2025
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Cyrus was quick to defend herself, implying her words had been manipulated by the Times.—
Kate Hogan,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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Or maybe the font is just denoting the cloistered lives of the people at this film’s center.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
29 Aug. 2025
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Villages where land ownership required a lord to possess legal papers denoting their claim also increased the possibility of an uprising.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
27 Aug. 2025
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Initially, none of your close friends buy your products or support the idea, but as soon as the business takes off, some of them start asking for discounts or even hinting about potential job opportunities with you.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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For weeks, the New York Ripper case has lurked on the periphery of the series — a boogeyman that the show kept hinting was someone in Dexter’s life.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
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There are literally dozens of acting categories at the Emmys, meaning there are dozens of fashion moments from your favorite TV actors and actresses.—
Glamour,
Glamour,
15 Sep. 2025
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Some of the information inadvertently made public in this way included names and email addresses, meaning the participants of the chat could be identified.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The original wording suggesting that Soliman faced murder charges in Iraq had been included in the government’s successful argument for keeping him in custody.—
Hannah Allam,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement Advertisement In one of several choreographed gestures suggesting a special and intimate relationship between Russia and India, Putin gave Modi a ride in his presidential limousine to their bilateral meeting in Tianjin.—
Shyam Saran,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Indicating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indicating. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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