indication
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clue, cue, hint, inkling, intimation, lead, suggestion
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If the past is any indication, these pieces are sure to sell out. — Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, "Here's Your Exclusive First Look at the Hunter for Target Pieces Returning to Stores This Fall," 14 Aug. 2019 There are more than 40 games left — including six more between the American League Central’s two top teams — and if this weekend was any indication, the division race figures to be a fight to the finish. — Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, "Grand slam, baserunning blunder doom Twins in loss to Indians," 11 Aug. 2019 Collectively, these experiments provided some indication that the results could be replicated and weren't specific to a single country (though they were limited to industrialized societies). — John Timmer, Ars Technica, "People don’t want to see workers replaced by a robot—themselves excepted," 7 Aug. 2019 And there were some indications that white women, a key constituency for Trump, may be beginning to abandon him. — Tessa Berenson, Time, "'This Is a Distraction.' Republicans Worry Trump's Racist Comments Will Hurt Him in 2020," 30 July 2019 While the consensus forecast there is for a 25 basis-point cut in the Fed funds target rate from the current range of 2.25% to 2.50%, there have been some indications that a half-point cut is also possible. — Geoffrey Smith, Fortune, "Mario Draghi Holds Off Loosening Monetary Policy, Giving the Fed the Right of Way," 25 July 2019 There’s some indication that an immune reaction—perhaps from something as seemingly benign as the microbes that cause cold sores or gum disease—could be a spark that launches a series of events that ultimately lead to an Alzheimer’s diagnosis. — Karen Weintraub, Scientific American, "Alzheimer’s Meeting: Lifestyle Factors Are the Best—and Only—Bet Now for Reducing Dementia Risk," 18 July 2019 By studying the way seismic waves ricochet through the ground, past researchers spotted some indications of a magma reservoir. — National Geographic, "Magma found simmering under an 'extinct' volcano. Here's what that means.," 17 July 2019 But anyone who wasn’t scanning for some indication of the infirmity that forced the postponement very likely wouldn’t have found it, as the singer was slinky, wiry, and fully engaged. — Marc Hirsh, BostonGlobe.com, "At Gillette, there’s no stopping the Rolling Stones," 8 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'indication.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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