indices

[in-duh-seez] / ˈɪn dəˌsiz /

NOUN

indication

Synonyms

STRONGEST

indicator ratio

STRONG

basis clue evidence formula guide hand indicant indication mark model needle pointer rule sign symbol symptom token

WEAK

indicia significant

Example Sentences

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Yet investors didn’t show the same anxiety once trading started, sending the indices into a sort of fugue state.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Since the end of February, the three major stock market indices — the Standard & Poor’s 500, the Dow Jones industrials and the Nasdaq composite — have fallen by a few percentage points.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

“Higher energy prices would remain an economic drag which would contribute to keeping major equity indices from immediately returning to their previous highs,” he wrote in an update published Wednesday.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

“IUL policies promise returns tied to stock market indices without direct market exposure,” it adds.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

He's only in the door three seconds before he starts spouting some theory about spectral analysis and the refractive indices of protein substances, and he's carrying a big box full of books and papers.

From "Things Not Seen" by Andrew Clements