as in clues
a slight or indirect pointing to something (as a solution or explanation)
there are indications that a medical breakthrough in the treatment of the disease is imminent
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Recent Examples of indications
The conflicting indications from the daily and monthly bar charts of AMZN suggest that a bigger relief rally should be viewed as counter-trend and likely short-lived.
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Katie Stockton, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2025
While CEOs do not generally like to spin off assets, all indications are that Caesars’ management is receptive to this strategy.
—Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 22 Mar. 2025
Investigators from London’s Metropolitan police counter-terrorism unit are looking into the cause of the fire to rule out any sort of foul play, though so far indications are that the fire was most likely caused by a circuit malfunction.
—Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 21 Mar. 2025
And there are indications—such as a rising credit card delinquency rate—that more folks are having problems paying their bills today than when the Fed did that survey more than a year ago.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Further study of what goes wrong in pregnancy at high elevation or when the oxygen levels reaching the fetus are low hopefully will reveal new indications of when to intervene.
—Tim Vernimmen, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Mar. 2025
Hard economic data, such as GDP growth, employment rates, and corporate earnings, offer more reliable indications.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
There are no indications of a home invasion or anything like that, sources tell me, but the cops do believe more is going on than first assumed.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 27 Feb. 2025
By examining these telltale indications, AI algorithms can flag dubious information for additional investigation.
—Rohan Pinto, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
Katie Stockton, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2025
While CEOs do not generally like to spin off assets, all indications are that Caesars’ management is receptive to this strategy.
—Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 22 Mar. 2025
Investigators from London’s Metropolitan police counter-terrorism unit are looking into the cause of the fire to rule out any sort of foul play, though so far indications are that the fire was most likely caused by a circuit malfunction.
—Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 21 Mar. 2025
And there are indications—such as a rising credit card delinquency rate—that more folks are having problems paying their bills today than when the Fed did that survey more than a year ago.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Further study of what goes wrong in pregnancy at high elevation or when the oxygen levels reaching the fetus are low hopefully will reveal new indications of when to intervene.
—Tim Vernimmen, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Mar. 2025
Hard economic data, such as GDP growth, employment rates, and corporate earnings, offer more reliable indications.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
There are no indications of a home invasion or anything like that, sources tell me, but the cops do believe more is going on than first assumed.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 27 Feb. 2025
By examining these telltale indications, AI algorithms can flag dubious information for additional investigation.
—Rohan Pinto, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
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“Indications.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indications. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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