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as in to mean
to serve as a sign or symptom of his attitude seems to indicate that he has little interest in the project

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as in to imply
to convey an idea indirectly her expression indicated that she was uncomfortably cold, but she was too polite to say so

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Recent Examples of indicate Green segments indicate areas where your PC is totally on point security-wise. PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024 Recent polling from the Free Press had indicated that Harris appeared to have a slight, 3-percentage-point lead on Trump in Michigan, though that was within the poll's 4-percentage-point margin of error. Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024 In his presentation to the Neuroethics Working Group, Huth shared some as yet unpublished — and surprising — results indicating that the brain data may be transferable after all. Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024 The unveiling of the Exposition Center location comes as speculation has focused on Veterans Park, where a concert-sized stage was being erected Thursday and where permits filed with the city indicated a Harris campaign event would be taking place. Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for indicate 
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  • Collins has introduced several changes meant to monetize the business, including subscriptions, organized live events, and bringing back physical copies of the paper and its television parody, the Onion News Network.
    Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
  • On the other hand, if green agents get pushed out of the profession, that will mean fewer opportunities for the pros to take advantage of them.
    Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
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  • The merger implies a current equity value of Huture at $1.0 billion prior to closing.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
  • During the election, a political advertisement falsely implied Vick supported Amendment 80.
    Jessica Seaman, The Denver Post, 5 Nov. 2024
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  • Similarly, Harris will also be holding her final campaign event in the state, signifying the critical role the state plays in securing the presidency.
    Hannah Demissie, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2024
  • In the downstairs ballroom, Guadagnino embraces his two co-stars, signifying their close relationship.
    Ramin Setoodeh, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
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  • Netanyahu’s lack of strategic vision to accomplish this task, however, suggests that Israel will be prosecuting an ongoing war that has alienated many potential U.S. partners in the world.
    Daniel W. Drezner, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2024
  • The abuse victims’ attorneys, however, suggested that not funding the trust immediately would short-change people who had already been victimized by the church, given how the value of that trust could erode with time and inflation.
    Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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  • Lines spoken in Mandarin appear white, while yellow denotes Yunnan dialect.
    Richard Kuipers, Variety, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Even the word ‘hurricane’ comes from Huracán, a Taino and Mayan word denoting the god of wind.
    Farah Nibbs, The Conversation, 22 Oct. 2024
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  • The host even helped him out, hinting that the guy’s first name is Tim, but the contestant was still stumped.
    Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 2 Nov. 2024
  • That level of durability perhaps hints best at potential applications for the new engine—far more so than guesses about the possibility of a much less powerful Panigale V2 that would certainly leave Ducatisti disappointed.
    Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024

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“Indicate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indicate. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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