as in indication
a slight or indirect pointing to something (as a solution or explanation)
the newscaster could not resist giving a slight intimation that the voting was going contrary to predictions
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Recent Examples of intimation
Worse, intimations of foreign involvement might trigger a nuclear war, Johnson warned.
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Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
And the longer these series go on, the more overwhelming such intimations of superstar mortality tend to become.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 14 May 2025
In legalese mixed with intimations of personal pain, Bar lists Netanyahu’s attempts to turn the Shin Bet into a secret police protecting the prime minister personally rather than the nation.
—Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 25 Apr. 2025
This season started with the Ratliff kids debating sleeping arrangements and continued with Saxon’s unnatural interest in Piper’s (Sarah Catherine Hook) possible virginity, as well as ongoing intimations of voyeurism and partner-sharing.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Mar. 2025
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Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
And the longer these series go on, the more overwhelming such intimations of superstar mortality tend to become.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 14 May 2025
In legalese mixed with intimations of personal pain, Bar lists Netanyahu’s attempts to turn the Shin Bet into a secret police protecting the prime minister personally rather than the nation.
—Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 25 Apr. 2025
This season started with the Ratliff kids debating sleeping arrangements and continued with Saxon’s unnatural interest in Piper’s (Sarah Catherine Hook) possible virginity, as well as ongoing intimations of voyeurism and partner-sharing.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intimation
Noun
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Past performance gives no indication of future results.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
23 Aug. 2025
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If BoJack is any indication, this may quickly become a classic.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
23 Aug. 2025
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Recently unearthed clues suggest that a number of people, including survivors of the disaster as well as transients, returned to live among the ruins after the eruption, based on discoveries made during ongoing excavations of the Archaeological Park of Pompeii in southern Italy.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
14 Aug. 2025
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Sports Edition Coach — a spot to gather clues and discuss (and share) scores.—
Mark Cooper,
New York Times,
14 Aug. 2025
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If there's even a hint that a creator used AI, the Internet will pounce.—
Ryan Whitwam,
ArsTechnica,
25 Aug. 2025
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Across the square, clusters of friends huddled over their phones, some frantically Googling hints for the next clue, others pulling up maps and transit apps to plot their route, a phenomenon that happened repeatedly throughout the afternoon.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Just as an executive's presence projects through posture, style, and energy, an organization communicates identity through subtle, symbolic cues.—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes.com,
23 Aug. 2025
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Assembly Bill 43 was signed into law in fall 2021, and since then, several California cities have taken the cue to reduce speed limits across hundreds of miles of roadway.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Aug. 2025
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Just like that: a glimpse of a shadow of a suggestion that the Fed might start lowering interest rates again was enough to send U.S. stocks surging and Treasury yields falling on Friday.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
25 Aug. 2025
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But Bourbon is quick to shut down the suggestion that the ATP is going through all this effort out of the goodness of its heart.—
Matt Craig,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Intimation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intimation. Accessed 29 Aug. 2025.
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