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Recent Examples of indicators
Buchmann said that although the team is similarly looking forward to seeing precinct-level data to get a clearer picture of how Wyandotte County voted, the team found a few indicators leading up to the election that told them the race between Watson and Mulvany Henry would be close.
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Kansas City Star, 7 Nov. 2025
McDaniel’s teams are minus-18 in turnover margin in three-and-a-half seasons, and McDaniel stresses that turnovers are the best indicators of who wins football games.
—Omar Kelly
november 7, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
The off-year elections of Virginia and New Jersey are often not indicators of the following midterms.
—Julia Manchester, The Hill, 6 Nov. 2025
The group’s holiday forecast is based on economic modeling using various key economic indicators including consumer spending, disposable personal income, employment, wages, inflation and previous monthly retail sales releases.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2025
Honda Smart Key ignition and auto-cancelling indicators with an Emergency Stop Signal complete the impressive list.
—New Atlas, 5 Nov. 2025
That won’t stop people from looking for early indicators to try and read the awards tea leaves.
—Jenelle Riley, Variety, 5 Nov. 2025
The researchers found that six of those indicators are improving but too slowly to meet the Paris goals, and the rest are lagging or moving in the wrong direction.
—Jeff Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
The new lichen indicators developed by the team will enable them to map much larger areas, eventually using aircraft and satellites, which will facilitate the discovery of fossils across vast landscapes.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2025
Kansas City Star, 7 Nov. 2025
McDaniel’s teams are minus-18 in turnover margin in three-and-a-half seasons, and McDaniel stresses that turnovers are the best indicators of who wins football games.
—Omar Kelly
november 7, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
The off-year elections of Virginia and New Jersey are often not indicators of the following midterms.
—Julia Manchester, The Hill, 6 Nov. 2025
The group’s holiday forecast is based on economic modeling using various key economic indicators including consumer spending, disposable personal income, employment, wages, inflation and previous monthly retail sales releases.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2025
Honda Smart Key ignition and auto-cancelling indicators with an Emergency Stop Signal complete the impressive list.
—New Atlas, 5 Nov. 2025
That won’t stop people from looking for early indicators to try and read the awards tea leaves.
—Jenelle Riley, Variety, 5 Nov. 2025
The researchers found that six of those indicators are improving but too slowly to meet the Paris goals, and the rest are lagging or moving in the wrong direction.
—Jeff Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
The new lichen indicators developed by the team will enable them to map much larger areas, eventually using aircraft and satellites, which will facilitate the discovery of fossils across vast landscapes.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for indicators
Noun
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The slightly thinner, trailing branches include a mix of long and short needles.—
Kate McGregor,
Architectural Digest,
5 Nov. 2025
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That said, its functionality should improve considerably once the technology is scaled up, which would partially involve adding more needles to the knitting block.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Wall Street cheered the data, with major indexes climbing to record highs.—
Benzinga,
Freep.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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The stock market rose Friday, with all three major indexes hitting fresh intraday record highs.—
Natasha Abellard,
CNBC,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Indicators.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indicators. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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