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Recent Examples of indicative Axelrod added that what was described was indicative of a deeper issue within Biden's inner circle, the Democratic Party, and in Biden's family that, in Axelrod's view, enabled it to happen. Michel Martin, NPR, 14 May 2025 But Kennedy's further reluctance on Wednesday to be more outspoken about vaccinating against measles, chickenpox and polio is indicative of a bigger trend of anti-science that could have long-term ramifications far beyond Kennedy's tenure at HHS, Woodruff warns. Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025 Both reports noted billing patterns indicative of potential fraud among hundreds of providers, the OIG said. Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2025 The characteristic is indicative of potential success down the line as companies and industries adopt AI. Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 9 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for indicative
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Adjective
  • The city of Alameda, Calif., halted an experiment to spray sea-salt particles skyward to make clouds more reflective.
    Alec Luhn, Scientific American, 20 May 2025
  • For far too long, hearing folks have co-opted and told our stories, and 100% of them are not reflective of our experiences.
    Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 19 May 2025
Adjective
  • Still, diving is so integral to Jeju’s population that the shortening of words characteristic of the Jeju language is attributed to the need for divers to communicate quickly, according to the new study.
    Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 7 May 2025
  • This is characteristic of the species, researchers said.
    Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 5 May 2025

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“Indicative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indicative. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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