intimating

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The message is disturbing, intimating that the two men were very close, had a lot in common and shared “a wonderful secret” about how “enigmas never age.”

From Salon • Sep. 9, 2025

However, Ten Hag refused to accept the negative view of the result, while intimating nobody should expect him to produce magical outcomes.

From BBC • Sep. 1, 2024

Basket Zaragoza’s general manager, Jose Artigas, wrote in an email to The Times that the 7-foot-3 Mara remained under contract with the team, intimating that he should not be allowed to play elsewhere.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 27, 2023

Asked by other players what she was doing, she shouted, “Look at me, look at me,” intimating she couldn’t do much about it.

From Washington Times • Aug. 21, 2023

He was intimating that physics at Berkeley might have to continue without Robert Oppenheimer.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik