as in indication
a slight or indirect pointing to something (as a solution or explanation)
the newscaster could not resist giving a slight intimation that the voting was going contrary to predictions
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Recent Examples of intimation
The octopus, the elephant, the great horned owl, the house cat, the giant tortoise, the chimpanzee: who, in all the vast animal kingdom, joins us in having intimations of mortality?
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Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
Up until the 9/11 attacks, U.S. officials steered clear of any intimation of it.
—Anna Mulrine Grobe, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Oct. 2024
The intimations from his political lieutenants is that tonight will be very different.
—Washington Post Opinions Staff, Washington Post, 19 July 2024
Such a power, as Britain was then, and the United States is today, inevitably resists its own intimations of mortality and the rising one is impatient to get its fair share of whatever is on offer, whether colonies, trade, resources or influence.
—Christopher Layne, Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2020
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Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
Up until the 9/11 attacks, U.S. officials steered clear of any intimation of it.
—Anna Mulrine Grobe, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Oct. 2024
The intimations from his political lieutenants is that tonight will be very different.
—Washington Post Opinions Staff, Washington Post, 19 July 2024
Such a power, as Britain was then, and the United States is today, inevitably resists its own intimations of mortality and the rising one is impatient to get its fair share of whatever is on offer, whether colonies, trade, resources or influence.
—Christopher Layne, Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intimation
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Although all indications have been that Iran has sought to avoid escalation, there remained concerns that without a lasting ceasefire, violence could increase either intentionally or by accident.Michael Lynch, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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But the fact that its most high-profile phones are still powered by Qualcomm chipsets is an indication of what an incredibly specialized field this is.Andrew Williams, WIRED, 7 Dec. 2024
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One possible clue comes from Hawaii, where Mangione lived at one point at a cooperative living space called SurfBreak.Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
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In an exclusive conversation with PEOPLE at Hallmark's Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story premiere, the duo gave fans a few clues as to who the network's inaugural Finding Mr. Christmas winner could be.Esther Kang, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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So go out there, sprinkle your conversations with a touch of empathy and a hint of humor, and watch how quickly trust builds.Krystyna Larrave, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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This assumption was challenged in 2013, when scientists studying the neurological impacts of HIV/AIDS found genetic hints of bacteria in the brains of both sick and healthy people.Yasemin Saplakoglu, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
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Reznor and Ross resampled and processed the original cue with tonal and textural shifts to mirror the deepening relationship between the two central characters.Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 6 Dec. 2024
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Quinine, which is safe for rat consumption, was chosen to mimic the kind of averse cues, or unpleasant associations, that first-time drug users can experience.New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Dec. 2024
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The findings were published in a two-part report detailing how many children had attended Indian boarding schools, how many had died, the number and location of burial sites, how much federal funding the schools had received, and suggestions for moving forward.Miyo McGinn, Outside Online, 9 Dec. 2024
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Trump himself expressed his disapproval of Wray on Sunday, citing the Mar-a-Lago raid and Wray’s initial suggestion that shrapnel, not an intact bullet, grazed his ear during the July assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania.David Sivak, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Intimation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intimation. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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