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Recent Examples of indicator
When the biomarker in the menstrual blood comes into contact with a specific antibody on the test strip, a colored indicator appears.
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Paul McClure 01, New Atlas, 1 June 2025
The app detects arrhythmias and irregular heartbeats, early signs of heart failure, indicators of coronary artery disease and heart valve abnormalities.
—Ramsha Waseem, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 May 2025
The company considers key indicators of personal health, including smoking and excessive alcohol consumption, rates of obesity, and people's access and proximity to health care facilities, including gyms, doctors, and mental health practitioners.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 30 May 2025
Information is more valuable than gold, so unusual transparency or sudden opaqueness are significant indicators of impending shifts.
—John Pierce, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
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Paul McClure 01, New Atlas, 1 June 2025
The app detects arrhythmias and irregular heartbeats, early signs of heart failure, indicators of coronary artery disease and heart valve abnormalities.
—Ramsha Waseem, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 May 2025
The company considers key indicators of personal health, including smoking and excessive alcohol consumption, rates of obesity, and people's access and proximity to health care facilities, including gyms, doctors, and mental health practitioners.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 30 May 2025
Information is more valuable than gold, so unusual transparency or sudden opaqueness are significant indicators of impending shifts.
—John Pierce, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for indicator
Noun
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The starkness of Huyler’s writing needles into an essential loneliness of medical practice.—
Danielle Ofri,
New Yorker,
7 June 2025
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The efforts for the attention of Emmy voters is as fierce as ever, but does any of this stuff move the needle?—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
6 June 2025
Noun
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In stock markets abroad, indexes slumped across Europe and Asia.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2025
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If Iran retaliates and tensions escalate further, the index could experience additional selling pressure as investors remain risk-averse.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
Noun
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On Friday, the Bureau of Economic Analysis released the latest Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) Price Index—a key inflation gauge watched closely by the Federal Reserve.—
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CNBC,
4 June 2025
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The Dollar The strength of the dollar is partly a gauge of how much faith people in other countries have in the United States.—
John Dorfman,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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“Indicator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indicator. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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