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 official announcement did not mention any such official plans, but there are intimations that some type of bundling could be part of the strategy in the future.
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Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 5 Dec. 2025
The very strong intimation is that I was nourished by this wasteland.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2025
In a video posted Friday on X, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick doubled down on his intimation that the Texas Lottery's days might be numbered, coming less than two weeks after the Texas House recommended reducing its budget to zero.
—John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Donald Trump had already broken with international consensus by claiming, the month before, that Joe Biden’s intimations that Ukraine would one day join NATO had driven Russia to invade its neighbor in 2022.
—Samuel Moyn, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
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Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 5 Dec. 2025
The very strong intimation is that I was nourished by this wasteland.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2025
In a video posted Friday on X, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick doubled down on his intimation that the Texas Lottery's days might be numbered, coming less than two weeks after the Texas House recommended reducing its budget to zero.
—John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Donald Trump had already broken with international consensus by claiming, the month before, that Joe Biden’s intimations that Ukraine would one day join NATO had driven Russia to invade its neighbor in 2022.
—Samuel Moyn, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intimation
Noun
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The sharp drop in return trips by car to Canada is a direct indication that border economies might be facing stress.—
Frédéric Dimanche,
Fortune,
13 Feb. 2026
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As of Friday, there is no indication of a party filing a notice of opposition to Malinin’s pending registration.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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Your dreams may surface useful clues, so consider writing them down and looking up the symbolism later.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
10 Feb. 2026
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The rollout and design of the Obamas’ healthy-eating initiatives offer some clues as to how this happened.—
Annie Levin,
Washington Post,
10 Feb. 2026
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There are some hints that weighted blankets can help with anxiety, chronic pain and sleep.—
Adithi Ramakrishnan,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Feb. 2026
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At song’s end, the camera moved over to big-screen photos of the late Charlie Kirk and his widow, Erika Kirk, who is now in charge of TPUSA, followed by a fade to darkness and closing credit that still did not offer many hints where the performance was taking place.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
9 Feb. 2026
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Yet the elegant minimalism of the three spokes—made completely from recycled aluminum—remains the overarching aesthetic cue.—
Viju Mathew,
Robb Report,
9 Feb. 2026
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Emotion through motion and light The robots express emotion through several visual cues.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Feb. 2026
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But there’s no suggestion that this move would help African producers to overcome the bottlenecks, such as poor energy infrastructure and high financing costs, that hold back attempts to add more value locally.—
Alexis Akwagyiram,
semafor.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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The suggestion set the internet ablaze with speculation shortly after Bad Bunny made the gesture around the halftime show's midpoint.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Intimation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intimation. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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