as in indications
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 intimations
Lately, those intimations have hit closer to home.
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Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 8 June 2026
Spokespeople for World Liberty Financial and the White House have repeatedly pushed back against any intimations of conflicts of interest.
—Ben Weiss, Fortune, 4 May 2026
But across the entire novel, there are intimations of other ways to be, of other possibilities for the narrator.
—Literary Hub, 11 Mar. 2026
The official announcement did not mention any such official plans, but there are intimations that some type of bundling could be part of the strategy in the future.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 5 Dec. 2025
Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 8 June 2026
Spokespeople for World Liberty Financial and the White House have repeatedly pushed back against any intimations of conflicts of interest.
—Ben Weiss, Fortune, 4 May 2026
But across the entire novel, there are intimations of other ways to be, of other possibilities for the narrator.
—Literary Hub, 11 Mar. 2026
The official announcement did not mention any such official plans, but there are intimations that some type of bundling could be part of the strategy in the future.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 5 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intimations
Noun
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Hussey participated in spring practice and the spring game, but — from all indications — did not crack the top four at safety during spring practice.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
11 June 2026
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Early indications are… not so well.—
Filip Bondy,
New York Daily News,
10 June 2026
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Sports Edition Coach — a spot to gather clues and discuss (and share) scores.—
Mark Cooper,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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Despite decades of searching, scientists could only gather clues of wind eruptions dating back more than 20,000 years but none more recent.—
Jacopo Prisco,
CNN Money,
16 June 2026
Noun
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And in coral reefs, unrelated fish seem to swap visual and chemical cues as protection against dangers such as hungry barracudas.—
Jesse Greenspan,
Scientific American,
10 Dec. 2025
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Something Borrowed For the primary bedroom’s serenely sunny palette, the designer took color cues from her oak-and-pine dresser.—
Allison Duke Budslick,
Southern Living,
10 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Today’s Quordle hints and answers are just ahead.—
Kris Holt,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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Blanche may have denied before Congress that the weaponization fund was moving ahead, but others have been less categorical, dropping hints that payouts remain in play.—
Sarah Fitzpatrick,
The Atlantic,
11 June 2026
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Want to send thoughts or suggestions to Fortune Tech?—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
16 June 2026
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Google says Magic Cue suggestions will expand beyond Google’s messaging app to Snapchat, Telegram, and Instagram.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
16 June 2026
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“Intimations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intimations. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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