: carrying great weight and producing a marked effect : effective, expressive
the most telling evidence
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Her experience is a telling example of why the nation's educational system needs to be changed.
The most telling moment in the case was when the victim took the stand.
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The most telling aspect of the elections for many was the action of Lukashenko's dog Umka, who urinated on the wall at the entrance in a moment captured by state television.
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Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
The Warriors’ seventh steal of the pivotal first quarter Friday, however, was the most telling statistic put up by Payne.
—Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 25 Jan. 2025
The brief scene in the lobby of the Dulles airport terminal is very telling.
—Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 23 Dec. 2024
As for why lying-down blood pressure may be more telling than sitting pressure, researchers only have hypotheses.
—Ars Technica, 24 Jan. 2025
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Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
The Warriors’ seventh steal of the pivotal first quarter Friday, however, was the most telling statistic put up by Payne.
—Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 25 Jan. 2025
The brief scene in the lobby of the Dulles airport terminal is very telling.
—Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 23 Dec. 2024
As for why lying-down blood pressure may be more telling than sitting pressure, researchers only have hypotheses.
—Ars Technica, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Telling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/telling. Accessed 14 Feb. 2025.
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