Thesaurus results for TOLD (OF)

told (of)

verb

Definition of told (of)

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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The deputy's statement of facts indicated that the Camry driver did not apply his brakes before the collision, and the evidence showed the speedometer was stuck at 100 mph after the crash.

— Senior Editor, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026
Certain Anthropic board members and entities affiliated or associated ‌with them ⁠have indicated interest in buying up to $303 million of shares from the offering.

— Reuters, NBC news, 10 Nov. 2026

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Lehane said OpenAI’s views are meant to offer an alternative to extremes around AI.

— Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 3 Nov. 2026
The central legal question was whether Missouri could use the map, meant to help Republicans gain an additional House seat, in the midterm elections before voters had a chance to approve it through a statewide reference.

— Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 2 Nov. 2026

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The downtrend channel that took hold in December 2024 has come into secular support from the monthly cloud model, denoted by the shading on the chart.

— Katie Stockton, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2026
The machine generated about a dozen or so graphs, marked by human figures and bursts of colors that denoted energy fields, broken down by organ—and even tooth.

— Jessica Sulima, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Oct. 2026

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