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as in hint
an almost imperceptible sign of something we took care to avoid so much as even a suggestion of impropriety

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Recent Examples of suggestion The suggestion comes from quite the unwelcome place in donor Crispin Shamblee [Simon Callow]. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 24 Apr. 2025 Motorola’s new flip phones include AI tools that can do things like analyze what’s on a phone’s screen to provide suggestions and summarize notifications. Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2025 Have a suggestion for a great hidden dining gem in your neighborhood? Kaitlyn Rosati, New York Daily News, 23 Apr. 2025 To more than 270,000 YouTube subscribers and 49,000 Instagram followers, the beaming Pennsylvanian 11-year old shares videos and photos of her latest purchases and makes suggestions for what her fans should buy too. Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for suggestion
Recent Examples of Synonyms for suggestion
Noun
  • As for timing, there is no clear indication of when Apple will unveil its AR glasses.
    Tim Bajarin, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
  • To quote another Kellogg’s shill, the early indications suggest that this should still be a Grrreat! fall for sports TV, although some vendors may be reduced to eating cereal for dinner.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Lancaster residents have become accustomed to a mayor with proposals that are often grand, and sometimes quixotic.
    Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2025
  • Last month, after Ukraine accepted Trump's proposal for a 30-day truce, Putin said crucial issues of verification had not been sorted out.
    Guy Faulconbridge and Pavel Polityuk, USA Today, 20 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Looking for Saturday’s Wordle hints, clues and answer?
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
  • Pineapple, which is very sweet, actually tastes great with a bit of salt thanks to the hint of sourness.
    Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 26 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Comment Tap a clue to see a headshot or get more details.
    Joe Reid, Vulture, 27 Apr. 2025
  • How papal conclave history provides clues to new candidates Mourners line up in St. Peter's Basilica to pay respects to Pope Francis: See photos Pope Francis was born to Italian immigrant parents.
    Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Focus on one cue at a time—and what your body needs to pull it off.
    Jennifer Heimlich, SELF, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Hair loss has long been framed as a male concern—cue the receding hairline jokes, drugstore minoxidil, and late-night infomercials.
    Caroline Tell, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Lightning struck when this idea converged with advancements in the potential for LLMs to automate customer service.
    William Jones, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
  • This migration of ideas is accompanied by a migration of people.
    Sarah Kreps, Foreign Affairs, 29 Apr. 2025

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“Suggestion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suggestion. Accessed 4 May. 2025.

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