tell (of)

Definition of tell (of)next
as in to indicate
to serve as a sign or symptom of his poor performance in the debate tells of too little preparation

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Verb
  • Days after the incident, detectives received pictures and messages from Smith’s Snapchat account indicating an arrangement between Williams and Smith to purchase marijuana.
    Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Sediment samples near the torpedo compartment showed no evidence of plutonium leakage from the nuclear warheads, indicating titanium patches applied by Soviet and Russian expeditions in 1994 remain effective.
    Munis Raza, Interesting Engineering, 24 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • This means that your desire to whip things in shape at home or with a family member might be ill-timed.
    Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 19 Mar. 2026
  • The losses deepened after the Fed decided to keep its main interest rate steady, instead of resuming cuts meant to give the job market and economy a boost.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Mar. 2026
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“Tell (of).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tell%20%28of%29. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.

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