Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tells (of)
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Cholangiocarcinoma is considered one of the rarer forms of cancer, and a stage 4 designation typically indicates the disease has spread beyond its point of origin.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
12 Mar. 2026 -
But John Honeycutt, chair of the Artemis II Mission Management Team, admitted that the data indicates that the likelihood of Artemis II going exactly to plan is just a little better than a coin toss.—
Claire Cameron,
Scientific American,
12 Mar. 2026
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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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