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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tells (of)
Verb
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Police radio traffic indicates officers were already racing toward the scene as calls flooded dispatch.—
Austin Sanders,
Austin American Statesman,
5 Mar. 2026 -
An evacuation order indicates an immediate threat to life.—
Jasmine Arenas,
CBS News,
5 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Richard Bailey, a former mayor of Coronado who now lives in Point Loma, said the city’s nearly $8 billion backlog of infrastructure projects means bike lanes must be a low priority.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Mar. 2026
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The denial, if not overturned at the county level, means the school will have to shut down at the end of the school year.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Tells (of).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tells%20%28of%29. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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