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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  • During the meeting, Dexter Brady, the housing authority's deputy director, indicated that a tentative refinancing deal for debt tied to the Madison Heights apartment complex has not been finalized.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Comey’s former deputy Andrew McCabe, however, has indicated that Comey authorized the leak to a reporter.
    Chad de Guzman, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
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  • Owning and running the restaurant also meant caring for the vast, aging Foster’s collection while managing the vagaries of heat, cold, humidity and stovetop.
    Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Those that cost $250 or more are models meant for commercial use.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
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  • The subsequent breakout lifted NIO above key resistance from the weekly cloud model, a long-term trend following tool denoted by the shaded area on the chart.
    Katie Stockton, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Skill comes from effort Cognitive psychologists have argued that our thoughts and decisions are the result of two processing modes, commonly denoted as System 1 and System 2.
    Brian W. Stone, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 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 Sep. 2025.

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