as in indication
a slight or indirect pointing to something (as a solution or explanation)
vainly searched for a clue to the answer
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Recent Examples of clue
Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 16 Aug. 2025
Having a series of discussions will help clue parents into any issues that need more conversations or if there is something clinically concerning that should be looked at further.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Aug. 2025
D. T. Max, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
The invitation that went out this morning provides a few small clues.
—PC Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
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Noun
The singer-songwriter plans for events, album releases and Easter egg clues years in advance.
—Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 16 Aug. 2025
Having a series of discussions will help clue parents into any issues that need more conversations or if there is something clinically concerning that should be looked at further.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Aug. 2025
Verb
The text had offered Faulí more clues about the architect’s wishes for the site.
—D. T. Max, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
The invitation that went out this morning provides a few small clues.
—PC Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clue
Noun
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Advocates see that high violation rate as an indication that regulators are missing even more abuses in the fields.—
Max Blau,
ProPublica,
16 Sep. 2025
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Hundreds of millions of smartphones are shipped in one quarter alone, and there’s little indication that smart glasses will ever be nearly as widely adopted.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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An allied assertion is that if AI generates foul code, tell the AI to get its act together and fix the darned stuff.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Carlson asked the state’s environmental agency about the protocol for discontinuing treatment and was told to keep the state posted.—
Anna Clark,
ProPublica,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Check out our hints and answers right here.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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From cracks near its south pole, the moon blasts towering geysers of water vapor, ice and organic molecules into space, which are tantalizing hints of a hidden ocean that could, in theory, be habitable.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In one email reviewed by USA TODAY, a CDC employee was informed that their reasonable telework accommodation request had been withdrawn with no further explanation or justification in the middle of the night, giving them fewer than eight hours of notice before the next workday began.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
18 Sep. 2025
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Bluemercury was gracious enough to clue our editors in on what its hottest products of the season are, so that you can be better informed when filling your cart with moisturizers, shampoos, serums, hair styling tools, eyeliners, and all sorts of other beauty essentials.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Valkyria was really selling her back in victory, and right on cue, Raquel Rodriguez came flying in and attacked her from behind.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Right on cue, Chloe Kelly whips in a ball from the left.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Mendoza advised King to request twice as many; Mendoza had a plan for the others.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
13 Sep. 2025
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The players had two weeks off before the Euros, and Bronze was advised to rest.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The legislation also stipulates that a 13-member task force would be created to implement policy suggestions to increase safety on the country’s public transportation systems.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Sep. 2025
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In a demo, a user is seen asking if the tomatoes in their view are ripe and then requests recipe suggestions.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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This lets creators detect and manage videos made with AI using their facial likeness — and notify YouTube if someone is trying to misappropriate it.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
16 Sep. 2025
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Throughout this period, Magalhães, who said she had never been officially notified of Moraes's orders, continued posting from Florida, criticizing Brazil's suspensions of X and Rumble, and attacking Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Moraes for censorship.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Clue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clue. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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