as in needle
an arrow-shaped piece on a dial or scale for registering information you should refill when the indicator on the gas gauge shows that there's only a quarter of a tank left

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Recent Examples of indicator Patrick Schwarzenegger is wearing an Hublot watch on The White Lotus Among the indicators that Mike White’s The White Lotus is hotter than ever is that placements of high-end brands are popping up like crazy. Laurie Brookins, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Feb. 2025 The top-line indicators are good: unemployment is low, inflation is declining, and the country remains the richest in the world. Matthew J. Slaughter, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025 But a report submitted by the federal pollution board on February 3 stated that faecal coliform levels, a key indicator of untreated sewage and faecal matter in water, were far above the safe limit set by the board of 2,500 units per 100 millilitres. Helen Regan, CNN, 25 Feb. 2025 And, if Sunday night’s show was an indicator, the Oscars are set to be nail-biting. Katherine Singh, refinery29.com, 23 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for indicator
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Noun
  • Trump’s appearances before Congress during his first term did little to move the needle on his approval rating.
    CNN.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2025
  • Instead of worrying about provisioning resources or troubleshooting the latest server hiccup, you’re freed up to work on the things that really move the needle.
    Kirimgeray Kirimli, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Any index or benchmark performance figures are for comparison purposes only, and client account holdings will not directly correspond to any such data.
    Heather L. Locus, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
  • Despite rising some on other days, the index still posted its worst week since September 2024.
    Zach Halaschak, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 9 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The analog gauges are Mythron’s own, including a GPS speedometer and a rev counter with LED shift lights.
    Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 27 Feb. 2025
  • Another report Friday will show how the gauge of inflation that the Federal Reserve prefers to use has been behaving.
    Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2025

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“Indicator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indicator. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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