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as in indications
a slight or indirect pointing to something (as a solution or explanation)
if you don't want to give the suggestion that you're evading the truth, you must look your questioner in the eye
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2
as in proposals
something which is presented for consideration
no one had any better suggestions, so as usual we spent the afternoon at the basketball court
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3
as in hints
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 suggestions
The phantom page is usually a collection of additional content suggestions or a pop-up that tries to eke out a few more clicks from each visitor.
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ArsTechnica, 14 Apr. 2026
Most of them sound like throwaways from a brainstorming session, or worse… ChatGPT suggestions.
—Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 13 Apr. 2026
When putting an outfit together, start with one or two colors or prints that you’re drawn to and take them as suggestions, not rules.
—Essence Wiley, InStyle, 13 Apr. 2026
At the start of the short, paved trail, the green slopes appear smeared with vague suggestions of ocher and mauve.
—Alissa Greenberg, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2026
The city staff’s suggestions to rename the 67-year-old Brooks Street Swim Center and to choose a name for a new sensory garden at the El Corazon Senior Center failed to win the support of the council majority.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2026
Several rudimentary suggestions for fake numbers follow.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 11 Apr. 2026
Again, this is where asking before making suggestions can be helpful.
—wendy Wisner, Parents, 10 Apr. 2026
In response to questions about the future of FEMA, Mullin pushed back on suggestions the agency could be shuttered for good.
—Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
ArsTechnica, 14 Apr. 2026
Most of them sound like throwaways from a brainstorming session, or worse… ChatGPT suggestions.
—Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 13 Apr. 2026
When putting an outfit together, start with one or two colors or prints that you’re drawn to and take them as suggestions, not rules.
—Essence Wiley, InStyle, 13 Apr. 2026
At the start of the short, paved trail, the green slopes appear smeared with vague suggestions of ocher and mauve.
—Alissa Greenberg, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2026
The city staff’s suggestions to rename the 67-year-old Brooks Street Swim Center and to choose a name for a new sensory garden at the El Corazon Senior Center failed to win the support of the council majority.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2026
Several rudimentary suggestions for fake numbers follow.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 11 Apr. 2026
Again, this is where asking before making suggestions can be helpful.
—wendy Wisner, Parents, 10 Apr. 2026
In response to questions about the future of FEMA, Mullin pushed back on suggestions the agency could be shuttered for good.
—Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for suggestions
Noun
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So wait for April and May numbers for indications of movement.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
19 Apr. 2026
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Reay is also seeing some indications of an improved South Bay hotel market.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Many of the candidates have responded to the crime concerns with wide-ranging proposals, including building megaprisons, restricting food for prisoners and reinstating the death penalty for serious crimes.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 Apr. 2026
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Many of the contenders have responded to the crime concerns with wide-ranging proposals, including building megaprisons, restricting food for prisoners and reinstating the death penalty for serious crimes.—
Franklin Briceño,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2026
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Ives inserts hints of Ludwig van Beethoven’s 5th Symphony in the meditative work, and at other times seems to conjure up church bells through the piano.—
Sheila Regan,
Twin Cities,
14 Apr. 2026
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More subtle hints are peppered throughout the story.—
Matt Cabral,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 Apr. 2026
Noun
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But a new, experimental blood test developed by researchers at Duke Health and the University of Minnesota might someday provide empirical clues — at least in the sense of short-term survival.—
Scott Lafee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Apr. 2026
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Authorities say the way a call comes in and the language the caller uses are also clues that first responders use to determine if the call is legit.—
Elle Meyers,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
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Joseph is also reading social cues.—
Carolyn Gusoff,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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As the pasta cooks, watch for visual cues that signal doneness.—
Olivia McIntosh,
Martha Stewart,
16 Apr. 2026
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Barnes and Imam had been trading ideas with a scholar named Andrew Willard Jones, whose work focussed on the model of Christendom found in, say, High Middle Ages France, where society was organized around its relationship with the Church.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
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The script throws a lot of ideas out there and, refreshingly, none of them is to be taken as dogma, especially not Julian’s comment about who has the right to judge art.—
Lindsey Bahr,
Boston Herald,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Suggestions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suggestions. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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