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
In a video posted Friday on X, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick doubled down on his intimation that the Texas Lottery's days might be numbered, coming less than two weeks after the Texas House recommended reducing its budget to zero.
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John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Donald Trump had already broken with international consensus by claiming, the month before, that Joe Biden’s intimations that Ukraine would one day join NATO had driven Russia to invade its neighbor in 2022.
—Samuel Moyn, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
Here, in a cheerfully cartoonish form, were intimations of just that.
—Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 29 June 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
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John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Donald Trump had already broken with international consensus by claiming, the month before, that Joe Biden’s intimations that Ukraine would one day join NATO had driven Russia to invade its neighbor in 2022.
—Samuel Moyn, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
Here, in a cheerfully cartoonish form, were intimations of just that.
—Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 29 June 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intimation
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Even though Sky and Ripley at WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event, WWE fans should think of that as a stepping stone to something bigger rather than an indication that the push of the tag team division is here to stay.—
Blake Oestriecher,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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Carrington Pierce was the first transfer that USC gained and signed with the Trojans on the first day the portal was open — an indication that the coaching staff had its eyes on him for some time.—
Haley Sawyer,
Oc Register,
23 Jan. 2026
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Once the therapist has gotten used to those types of clues, the prompt can be changed to be more obtuse about the factors.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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It’s called MukendiKabongoAirHybirdWingsRDC26FG, a title full of clues.—
Thomas Patier,
Artforum,
27 Jan. 2026
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People crafted narratives out of suspicions, rumors and hints, to fill a desperate need for an explanation.—
M. Gessen,
Mercury News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Whereas Boyd was plain-spoken on purpose, Wheeler’s diction was always elevated and precise, with a hint of sarcasm.—
Nell Freudenberger,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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The researchers found that dolphins were consistently capable of extracting identity from the whistle structure, even when other voice cues were removed.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Aura is designed specifically for household cats and dogs, with AI trained to recognize their behaviors, movements and vocal cues.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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One student’s suggestion was to focus an equal amount of time on both history and current world events.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
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For now at least there’s no suggestion of more advanced features like live re-routing.—
Andrew Williams,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Intimation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intimation. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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