as in indication
a slight or indirect pointing to something (as a solution or explanation)
did not give the slightest inkling that he was planning to quit
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Recent Examples of inkling
When asked whether Nurse had an inkling of the impending trade, his answer said it all.
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Tony Jones, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
Our first inkling came over a year ago, when Balenciaga, Chloé, Valentino, and Schiaparelli all endorsed the vibrant shade on the spring 2025 runways.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 2 Jan. 2026
My guess is that your best friend already has an inkling of how tight your budget is.
—Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 20 Dec. 2025
The track rounds off Love Is a Kingdom with an inkling of the promising direction Tems might be taking her sound next.
—Nelson C.j, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2025
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Tony Jones, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
Our first inkling came over a year ago, when Balenciaga, Chloé, Valentino, and Schiaparelli all endorsed the vibrant shade on the spring 2025 runways.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 2 Jan. 2026
My guess is that your best friend already has an inkling of how tight your budget is.
—Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 20 Dec. 2025
The track rounds off Love Is a Kingdom with an inkling of the promising direction Tems might be taking her sound next.
—Nelson C.j, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inkling
Noun
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The sharp drop in return trips by car to Canada is a direct indication that border economies might be facing stress.—
Frédéric Dimanche,
Fortune,
13 Feb. 2026
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As of Friday, there is no indication of a party filing a notice of opposition to Malinin’s pending registration.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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Your dreams may surface useful clues, so consider writing them down and looking up the symbolism later.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
10 Feb. 2026
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The rollout and design of the Obamas’ healthy-eating initiatives offer some clues as to how this happened.—
Annie Levin,
Washington Post,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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There are some hints that weighted blankets can help with anxiety, chronic pain and sleep.—
Adithi Ramakrishnan,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Feb. 2026
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At song’s end, the camera moved over to big-screen photos of the late Charlie Kirk and his widow, Erika Kirk, who is now in charge of TPUSA, followed by a fade to darkness and closing credit that still did not offer many hints where the performance was taking place.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
9 Feb. 2026
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Success wasn’t guaranteed, but these cues were often enough to signal relevance.—
Yiling Pan,
Vogue,
17 Feb. 2026
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Media and brands need to drop perfection cues and focus on showing accessible, realistic paths that help people build healthier habits.—
Stuart A. Spencer,
Fortune,
15 Feb. 2026
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Certainly, there is no suggestion of wrongdoing simply because they have been named repeatedly in the Epstein files.—
Lauren Said-Moorhouse,
CNN Money,
16 Feb. 2026
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The actress recently opened up about some of the problematic advice she's received over the years, as well as the shocking suggestion that led her to fire an agent, during a conversation with Eddie Muller at the TCM Classic Film Festival New York Pop-Up.—
Sharareh Drury,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Inkling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inkling. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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