clues (in)

verb

present tense third-person singular of clue (in)
as in informs
to give information to would you clue him in on the plan?

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clues (in)
  1. informs
  2. tells
  3. advises
  4. instructs
Verb
  • This significant achievement informs her choice to customize a piece that reflects her strength, creativity and tenacity.
    — Footwear News, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2026
  • This strand of the film gradually informs the secrets and surprises of the later timelines.
    — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of informs
Verb
  • Even if newly manufactured, a Jaeger-LeCoultre timepiece tells stories of centuries which makes the present that much richer.
    — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026
  • This tells clearly who is watching over the pipeline of value creation.
    — Albana Vrioni, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of tells
Verb
  • Albana Vrioni, advises growth-stage companies on governance, investor relations, and transformation.
    — Albana Vrioni, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Some investors may be tempted to shift entirely away from bonds to cash, but McCarron advises against it since cash doesn't beat inflation.
    — Cheryl Winokur Munk, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of advises
Verb
  • Epic says the site instructs Windows users to press the Windows key and R, paste content from the clipboard and press Enter.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The judge instructs the jury to go back and deliberate further.
    — Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of instructs
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“Clues (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clues%20%28in%29. Accessed 6 Sep. 2026.

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