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noun

ˈklü How to pronounce clue (audio)
Definition of cluenext
as in indication
a slight or indirect pointing to something (as a solution or explanation) vainly searched for a clue to the answer

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clue

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verb

as in to tell

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Recent Examples of clue
Noun
Gary Police told the Post-Tribune in 1999 that neighbors hadn’t had many clues. — Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025 In general, the best way to break into such clue sets is to use crossing entries to figure out one answer, and then use that solution to crack the other clues. — Sam Corbin, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2025
Verb
If the title didn’t clue you in, the show is all about the art and beauty of drag and stars drag queen actors as well as typical performers and even a rock band in the cast. — Sophie Liza Cannon, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025 Meditative retreat clues you in during the Capricorn moon. — USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for clue
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clue
  1. indication
  2. tell
  3. hint
  4. inform
  5. cue
  6. advise
  7. suggestion
  8. notify
Noun
  • Currently, there is no solid indication that Newcastle’s resolve will be tested.
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
  • His comments are the clearest indication yet that Tehran is open to a broader economic and political understanding with Washington.
    — Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
Definition of indication
Verb
  • One of the women surrendered her wedding ring, worth an estimated $7,000, and the robber told the victims to leave the area.
    — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Apr. 2025
  • In Leech, a parasitic hive mind that infests people discovers another parasitic hive mind that infests people, competing for the same brain space (told in first-person from the POV of the former parasitic hive mind).
    — Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Definition of tell
Noun
  • Looking for Thursday’s Wordle hints, clues and answer?
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
  • If that fails, DeepMind suggests intensive stress testing and monitoring to watch for any hint that an AI might be turning against us.
    — Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 3 Apr. 2025
Definition of hint
Verb
  • The Lost Hills Sheriff’s Station watch commander informed the Times no crime had taken place at the residence.
    — Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Giamatti plays Phillip, living alone in a Cape Cod estate inherited from his parents when he’s interrupted by a phone call informing him of the death of an old girlfriend Carol.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 10 Apr. 2025
Definition of inform
Noun
  • Using a rat model of diabetes, the team discovered that high blood sugar levels disrupted how ACC neurons responded to rewards and spatial cues.
    — Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
  • And fashion, increasingly taking cues from the world of entertainment, is now raiding its props department.
    — Kyle MacNeill, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2025
Definition of cue
Verb
  • That likely will not be received well by China, which advised the Trump administration to cancel all China tariffs Wednesday, NPR reported.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 9 Apr. 2025
  • The acquisition, advised by Rothschild & Co, is expected to be completed before the end of the month.
    — Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 9 Apr. 2025
Definition of advise
Noun
  • That suggestion is fundamentally incompatible with the basic premise of equal justice under the law.
    — Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2025
  • There were some suggestions that Musk may not leave the Administration entirely, but rather downgrade his public involvement.
    — Philip Elliott, Time, 2 Apr. 2025
Definition of suggestion
Verb
  • The Traffic Investigations Unit has been notified, police said.
    — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Apr. 2025
  • Brown officials have not yet confirmed that they’ve been notified of the investigation.
    — Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
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