HINTS (AT) Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

hints (at)

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present tense third-person singular of hint (at)

as in refers (to)

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Civello also noted social media data that indicates Vans is experiencing a brand resurgence.

— Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026
Data from Gas Infrastructure Europe indicates current storage levels stand at roughly 73%, significantly beneath the five-year average of 89%.

— , CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026

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The finding implies that methanol masers are a common product of all planet-forming discs and therefore are produced by processes that are universal in star- and planet-birth, regardless of the protostar's mass.

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 15 Oct. 2026
This implies demand of roughly 120 million metric tons per year of green ammonia by mid-century.

— Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026

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With stimulus checks gone and student loan payments back, Maggiulli suggests the drop may partly be a return to normal.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
Data from 2024-2025 suggests that the industry is scaling, with organic cotton initiatives bringing in around 2,062 farmers on approximately 4,600 hectares of farmland, with projections reaching 7,400 hectares by 2025-2026.

— Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026

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Then stopped writing, and took a job at the post office (someone mentions Bukowski, don’t worry) for forty years.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026
But nearly every government banning social media platforms for young people mentions their mental health as a reason.

— Ari Lightman, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of mentions

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Cornell said Yates will report her findings and recommendations to a special committee of its Board of Trustees, which intends to share the results with the university community.

— Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026
There is no indication the charity intends to share its classrooms’ recordings with anybody else, but fears about the potential misuse of surveillance technology are heightened in Gaza after three years of war.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026

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