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One participant noted that the body's own intuition made the mistakes immediately obvious, a promising indicator that humans can stay genuinely in the loop.
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Omar Kardoudi
april 13, New Atlas, 13 Apr. 2026
The mayor and the council also would benefit by using more key performance indicators to measure success department by department, and employ that feedback in developing their budgets.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2026
In short, human emotion is a leading indicator.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 13 Apr. 2026
In fact, weeds can be an indicator of the quality of your soil’s health, poor drainage, for example.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 13 Apr. 2026
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Omar Kardoudi
april 13, New Atlas, 13 Apr. 2026
The mayor and the council also would benefit by using more key performance indicators to measure success department by department, and employ that feedback in developing their budgets.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2026
In short, human emotion is a leading indicator.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 13 Apr. 2026
In fact, weeds can be an indicator of the quality of your soil’s health, poor drainage, for example.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 13 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for indicator
Noun
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This ancient Chinese practice, now widely used throughout the world, involves insertion of very thin needles into specific points on the skin to treat disease and alleviate pain.—
Dr. Patricia Richard,
Hartford Courant,
14 Apr. 2026
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Jim said Leo could turn out to be a real needle-mover down the line.—
Natasha Abellard,
CNBC,
14 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The development throws cold water on last week's optimism that the Iran war could be near its end, which helped push stock indexes to all-time highs.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
20 Apr. 2026
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If the rest of the companies in the index match analysts’ expectations, overall earnings per share for S&P 500 companies will end up 13% higher than a year earlier, according to FactSet.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Indicator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indicator. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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