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The sums are significant and suggestive of Joe Biden’s plans in the US which saw billions of government dollars invested into the economy.

From BBC

Rating: PG, for language, some suggestive material and thematic elements Running time: 1 hour, 33 minutes Playing: In wide release Friday, Oct.

“The childish nicknames and crazy conspiracy theories and weird obsession with crowd size,” he added, using both hands to make a suggestive gesture.

From Salon

"Elephants have individual characters and intentions, and they coordinate their 'voices' in a way that is suggestive of individual expression of art and music, and perhaps even whimsy," O'Connell-Rodwell said.

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In 1984, a series of billboards went up around town depicting a blond woman in suggestive poses.

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What are other ways to say suggestive?

The adjective suggestive implies an indirect or covert conveying of a meaning, sometimes mentally stimulating, sometimes verging on impropriety or indecency: a suggestive story or remark. Expressive suggests conveying, or being capable of conveying, a thought, intention, emotion, etc., in an effective or vivid manner: an expressive gesture. Meaningful and significant imply an underlying and unexpressed thought whose existence is plainly shown although its precise nature is left to conjecture. Meaningful implies a secret and intimate understanding between the persons involved: Meaningful looks passed between them. Significant suggests conveying important or hidden meaning: On hearing this statement, he gave the officers a significant glance. 

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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