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as in indicating
to convey an idea indirectly
kept hinting that she wouldn't mind an invitation to spend the weekend at their beach house
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Recent Examples of hinting
Manvir Singh, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
The sweet fruit of the palate is popped with acidity, and there is a chocolate-hinting plushness kissed with coffee, blood oranges, and blackberries.
—Brian Freedman, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
His half-smile hinting hope, pain and trepidation, Al-Owir surveyed the scene with his granddaughter, Lina, a 20-month-old with hair in buns and pink sparkly sneakers.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 14 Dec. 2024
There are a total of six episodes in the back half of season 5; the fifth episode that aired on December 8 ended with Luke Grimes’ Kayce hinting to a solution that would save the beleaguered ranch.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 10 Dec. 2024
Street will also be a crew chief for RCR in the Xfinity Series, hinting that the team will run a third part-time car there, as well.
—Joseph Wolkin, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
According to the Hollywood Reporter, the island shown in the teaser has been identified as Lindisfarne in Northumberland along the northeast coast of England, hinting that the film takes place in the remote location.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 7 Dec. 2024
The double snake motifs could be seen on the flags his troops were carrying, and the wolf heads could be seen around the curvature of his chariot — all hinting to the true nature of this man.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 23 Nov. 2024
However, the tone of Medvedev's comments refrained from any such triumphalism, hinting that there could still be difficulties ahead.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2024
Verb
Prasad recalls a local official hinting that the decision came from Kumari Mayawati, then the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh.
—Manvir Singh, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
The sweet fruit of the palate is popped with acidity, and there is a chocolate-hinting plushness kissed with coffee, blood oranges, and blackberries.
—Brian Freedman, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
His half-smile hinting hope, pain and trepidation, Al-Owir surveyed the scene with his granddaughter, Lina, a 20-month-old with hair in buns and pink sparkly sneakers.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 14 Dec. 2024
There are a total of six episodes in the back half of season 5; the fifth episode that aired on December 8 ended with Luke Grimes’ Kayce hinting to a solution that would save the beleaguered ranch.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 10 Dec. 2024
Street will also be a crew chief for RCR in the Xfinity Series, hinting that the team will run a third part-time car there, as well.
—Joseph Wolkin, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
According to the Hollywood Reporter, the island shown in the teaser has been identified as Lindisfarne in Northumberland along the northeast coast of England, hinting that the film takes place in the remote location.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 7 Dec. 2024
The double snake motifs could be seen on the flags his troops were carrying, and the wolf heads could be seen around the curvature of his chariot — all hinting to the true nature of this man.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 23 Nov. 2024
However, the tone of Medvedev's comments refrained from any such triumphalism, hinting that there could still be difficulties ahead.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hinting
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Cantor Fitzgerald raised its price target for the stock to $200, implying 48% upside from Friday’s close.Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
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The analysts also raised their price target on the custom chipmaker to $300 per share from $225 — implying more than 37% upside from Thursday’s close.Paulina Likos, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2024
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To emphasize this, Wolfe’s production is suggestive, even surreal.Jesse Green, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2024
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Who knows what’s actually happening inside Sheridan’s enormous ham-with-a-cowboy-hat-on head, but season five’s back half is highly suggestive of some deep inner personal truth bursting through the fictional substrate.Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2024
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The 10-year yield jumped 13 basis points last week after the Federal Reserve pared down rate-cut projections, indicating only two more interest rate cuts lie ahead in 2025, down from four potential cuts that had been signaled in September.Jenni Reid, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
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The final composite score for each state was calculated and the states were ranked with higher scores indicating the worse working conditions.Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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In the process, the day-to-day nightmare of Dana’s new reality gets lost, even if the more insinuating discomfort of her present-day reality has been enhanced.Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Dec. 2022
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The complaint says that since at least early 2021, McKillips had been posting messages insinuating or explicitly threatening to harm the government or federal agents.Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 2 Nov. 2022
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Jake followed those rumors with a post suggesting he’d been approached with the concept.Brian Mazique, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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Gardiner is expected to be faithful to the novels and has spoken in the past about her dislike of sanitizing horror, suggesting that darker themes in Potter could be embraced.Jake Kanter, Deadline, 24 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Making the first crewed landing on the moon this century would be a symbolic victory for either country.Andrew Jones, Space.com, 23 Dec. 2024
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The first gloss, offered by the Democrats, was that this had been a power play on the part of the Tesla boss, who has an ambiguous structural role in Trump’s administrative coalition but a pivotal and symbolic one.Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 21 Dec. 2024
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Viewers couldn't get over how expressive the dog was toward his owner.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
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One of those proposed was a wearable tail to convey a user’s emotional state through expressive movements.Audrey Botta, Hartford Courant, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Hinting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hinting. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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