SPEAKS (OF) Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

speaks (of)

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present tense third-person singular of speak (of)

as in talks (about)

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suggests

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Kpler data suggests commodity tanker traffic through the strait over the past seven days was lower than usual but had not stopped.

— September 18, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026
But Alvarez suggests housing costs and homeownership are important variables in understanding the changing map.

— Allison Kiehl, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026

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