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as in indication
a slight or indirect pointing to something (as a solution or explanation)
if you don't want to give the suggestion that you're evading the truth, you must look your questioner in the eye
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2
as in proposal
something which is presented for consideration
no one had any better suggestions, so as usual we spent the afternoon at the basketball court
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as in hint
an almost imperceptible sign of something
we took care to avoid so much as even a suggestion of impropriety
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Recent Examples of suggestion
Other suggestions from around the city were put forward by The Athletic’s Larry Holder and Chris Branch and include restaurants that serve a shrimp and alligator sausage cheesecake and an infamous collard green melt.
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Eduardo Tansley, The Athletic, 8 Feb. 2025
And almost immediately, the massive numbers of migrants who had viewed the border as more a suggestion than a barrier stopped coming.
—Nolan Finley, Boston Herald, 8 Feb. 2025
As for luggage, their picks spanned the gamut, from hard- and soft-sided, bargain priced to heirloom-level, but all the suggestions had one instinct in common: practicality.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 7 Feb. 2025
Billy’s success, coupled with his useful suggestions to Olympia on the Tranquil Pines case, leaves Sarah seething.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 6 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for suggestion
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Those duties were quickly halted for a month, though there has been little indication that the White House would move away from them.—
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Federal officials are not offering clear instructions on how the deadline for Real ID, which added a number of requirements for getting a state driver’s licenses or identification cards, will be enforced, and there are indications it may be phased in.—
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During the meeting, City Manager Lydia Romero announced that San Diego County officials have agreed to appear at the Lemon Grove City Council’s March 4 meeting to discuss details about the cabin proposal.—
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Other cuts on the table include a proposal to change the federal government's reimbursement to a per-person limit.—
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The result is a nut butter with roasty toasty complexity and the slightest hint of natural sweetness.—
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Her makeup included bold brows, a smokey eye and a hint of a glossy lip.—
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Connections is released at midnight in your local time zone, so be sure to check back with Newsweek daily for more clues and answers.—
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Anything else worth highlighting in terms of setting or visual clues?—
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Her home takes its cues from Milan design, mixing vintage and artisanal pieces, a style Elsesser has been drawn to since her many travels to Italy’s fashion capital.—
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Taking a cue from the drapery and matching bolster, Mackin splashed the trim in Farrow & Ball's French Gray (No. 18) to standout against walls painted in Sherwin-Williams' Alabaster.—
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Modeled on an idea from Sen. Elizabeth Warren, the Massachusetts Democrat, the agency has drawn sharp criticism from leaders of the financial industry and, more recently, from the new Trump administration.—
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While Rubio is asserting that Arabs don't have a plan and that Trump's new idea is the only one that exists, the region has long wanted to solve the conflict through the establishment of a separate Palestinian state.—
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“Suggestion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suggestion. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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