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
There are intimations of down-home prosperity, like horn blasts in the fog.
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Justin Davidson, Curbed, 21 May 2025
Years of solitude, sharpened by intimations of mortality, have cracked the banker’s sense of certainty.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2025
Worse, intimations of foreign involvement might trigger a nuclear war, Johnson warned.
—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
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Justin Davidson, Curbed, 21 May 2025
Years of solitude, sharpened by intimations of mortality, have cracked the banker’s sense of certainty.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2025
Worse, intimations of foreign involvement might trigger a nuclear war, Johnson warned.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intimation
Noun
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The company is preparing for the debut flight of the larger Ceres-2 solid rocket, with indications of a launch attempt around November 15.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Nov. 2025
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This is a clear indication that Huang expects strong demand for Nvidia's AI chips to continue.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
10 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The everydayness of these items may also hold clues to their draw.—
Wayne Chang,
CNN Money,
10 Nov. 2025
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But a great one must transcend the dry work of clue gathering.—
Anna Russell,
New Yorker,
10 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Players can provide hints or hold fast but will end up pissing the duo off either way.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
7 Nov. 2025
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This burgundy option brings a hint of holiday cheer while looking sophisticated.—
Jacqueline Tempera,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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Taking a cue from its predecessor, the Miami restaurant will serve pasta, of course, and dishes like Sicilian-style branzino, dover sole meuniere and veal milanese.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
10 Nov. 2025
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The show’s audience of Millennials, coming of age in an era defined by consumption, learned to take their cues from celebrities.—
Kim Hew-Low,
The Atlantic,
10 Nov. 2025
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Kenvue, the maker of Tylenol, has repeatedly defended the pain medicine, saying there is no scientific link to autism and warning that such suggestions could endanger maternal health.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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Epic Group has suggestions on how factory owners can build differently in a case study that will come out in a couple of months, Ralapanawe said.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Intimation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intimation. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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