told (of)

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

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Verb
  • Police previously said that a preliminary investigation indicated that a 16-year-old boy was driving a Jeep Wrangler while pulling the two girls on a sled.
    Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 29 Jan. 2026
  • However, their annoyance is becoming more public, as indicated during legislative hearings on his final budget last week.
    Dan Walters, Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • This isn’t a place designed to impress from afar; it’s meant to be felt and experienced.
    Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Google says the new setup is meant to reduce tab overload and interruptions.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • It’s not denoted as dishwasher safe.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 4 Dec. 2025
  • In the Nile Valley there are hieroglyphs galore that signify weather systems; and, being invisible and inexplicable, wind is denoted by its effect rather than its reality.
    Big Think, Big Think, 18 Nov. 2025
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“Told (of).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/told%20%28of%29. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.

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