hinted (at)

verb

Definition of hinted (at)next
past tense of hint (at)
as in pointed (out)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hinted (at)
  1. indicated
  2. suggested
  3. mentioned
  4. implied
  5. intended
  6. specified
  7. cited
  8. inferred
Verb
  • Those are the main findings of a new study released on Tuesday by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, a nonprofit financed by the insurance industry, that indicated that vehicles with taller front ends cause serious injuries at lower speeds.
    Tanya Mohn, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • While curtailing regulatory mandates on benefits, the next administration may place people with chronic conditions into separate insurance pools, as Vance indicated this fall.
    Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of indicated
Verb
  • Police have not named a formal motive in the killing of Thompson—but have suggested Mangione had issues with the insurance industry.
    Molly Bohannon, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • While its viability under New York law is unclear, prosecutors suggested Merchan could take an innovative approach.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of suggested
Verb
  • But the manifesto does rail against health care insurance companies that put profits ahead of people, with United mentioned specifically.
    Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Some have pegged the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres as favorites for Sasaki, but his agent, Joel Wolfe, said the right-hander hasn’t mentioned a preference for the West Coast.
    Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of mentioned
Verb
  • During an October Instagram Live following Creel's death, Levi implied that Creel died as a result of the COVID vaccine, per Deadline.
    Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Speaking with reporters once Rowe had left, Fallon said the Secret Service agent who brought the 9/11 photo to his attention had implied the leader inappropriately scuttled the security team.
    Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of implied
Verb
  • On film, in fashion and music, and in other forms of entertainment, the representation of Western culture continues to, pun intended, stampede into mainstream media.
    Marc Berman, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The opinions expressed in this article are not intended to replace any professional or expert accounting and/or tax advice whatsoever.
    Melissa Houston, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of intended
Verb
  • Additionally, carbon panels can be specified as gloss or satin lacquer.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The reason this can happen is that the level of intelligence is not specified in the definition.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of specified
Verb
  • Lopez cited problems — but no wrongdoing — with the auction process.
    CBS News, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2024
  • As cited above, while progress has been made over the past 5 decades in improving the taste of LNCS, there is still work to do.
    Hank Cardello, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of cited
Verb
  • The Clovis people were known to brandish an array of pointy stone tools that archaeologists have inferred to be hunting weapons.
    Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Even this lowest value, though, is far too large compared with the number inferred from the CMB to be chalked up to bad luck.
    Marc Kamionkowski, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2024
Definition of inferred
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