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broach v.
connote v.
drive at v.
mean v.
mention v.

VERB

broach

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bring up moot touch on

STRONG

advance approach interject interpose introduce mention move offer propose submit suggest ventilate

WEAK

open up raise subject speak of talk of

Antonyms

STRONG

close deny dissuade refuse stop take back withdraw

WEAK

close up not mention

VERB

connote

Synonyms

STRONGEST

signify

STRONG

betoken denote designate evidence express import indicate insinuate intend intimate involve mean spell suggest

WEAK

add up to

Antonyms

STRONG

conceal hide

WEAK

denote

VERB

drive at

Synonyms

WEAK

aim allude to contemplate design get at have in mind imply indicate intend intimate propose refer to signify

VERB

mean

Synonyms

STRONGEST

determine imply indicate involve portend promise represent say spell suggest

STRONG

adumbrate allude argue attest augur betoken connote denote designate express foreshadow foretell herald import intimate name presage purport symbolize

WEAK

add up allude to drive at point to speak of stand for tell the meaning of touch on

VERB

mention

Synonyms

STRONGEST

acknowledge allude to bring up cite declare detail disclose discuss introduce name notice point out quote recount report reveal speak of specify suggest tell touch on

STRONG

acquaint adduce advert broach communicate designate divulge enumerate impart infer instance intimate notify observe remark state

WEAK

call attention to make known point to speak about throw out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

conceal disavow hide ignore neglect suppress withhold

STRONG

hold back keep

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Expectations were running high that the Treasury might use a primary dealer questionnaire on Friday to hint at tweaks to long-dated supply, potentially as soon as its Nov. 4 quarterly refunding statement.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

"It is possible for the interior of a material to behave differently than the surface, but these experimental results still give us a very strong hint at what's happening inside," Fradkin said.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026

The near-complete certainty of a rate hike leaves Lagarde’s remarks, particularly about inflation, as an important hint at the rate path ahead.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

As so often, showed subtle touches that hint at good things to come.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

The Underdowns took him on as a project because his family all got killed in some horrible way they love to hint at but never exactly tell.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

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