suggestions

noun

plural of suggestion
1
as in indications
a slight or indirect pointing to something (as a solution or explanation) if you don't want to give the suggestion that you're evading the truth, you must look your questioner in the eye

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2
as in proposals
something which is presented for consideration no one had any better suggestions, so as usual we spent the afternoon at the basketball court

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3
as in hints
an almost imperceptible sign of something we took care to avoid so much as even a suggestion of impropriety

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Recent Examples of suggestions There had been suggestions that Arsenal may be open to selling Lewis-Skelly because any sale would count as pure profit in their books, given that the teenager is an academy graduate. — Art De Roché, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026 Prior to Ustyle, Mialus would often make suggestions based on new arrivals, as opposed to user behavior or preference, according to a case study published on Ustyle’s website. — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 20 Aug. 2026 Now for today’s other tech news… Want to send thoughts or suggestions to Fortune Tech? — Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026 Sheinbaum rejected suggestions that the visa cancellation itself was evidence of criminal conduct. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2026 For example, there's Proactive Assistance, allowing Gemini to surface personalized suggestions in chats. — Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 19 Aug. 2026 Garten presented entertaining suggestions and brought viewers along on visits to local purveyors. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Aug. 2026 Here are six of my favorite Michigan lighthouses and some suggestions for planning your own expedition. — Midwest Living, 18 Aug. 2026 Saudi Deputy Minister for Public Diplomacy Rayed Krimly has pushed back on suggestions that the agreement represents the creation of a new sectarian or military bloc, saying it is not connected to nuclear ambitions or an arms race. — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for suggestions
  1. indications
  2. proposals
  3. hints
  4. clues
  5. cues
  6. ideas
Noun
  • An exam showed indications of a posterior subcapsular cataract in her left eye.
    — E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2026
  • McCaslin may also address other aspects of the second murder trial, including possible indications of rules that may govern media access to it.
    — Devon M. Sayers, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of indications
Noun
  • Officials received the initial proposals late last year and are reviewing candidate sites at Sapgyo Lake, Yedang Lake, Namyang Lake, and Daeho Lake.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The proposals come as Georgia seeks to keep up with the growing demand for electricity driven by data centers.
    — Kristi Swartz, AJC.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of proposals
Noun
  • Astronomers observing Betelgeuse in 2024 found hints of a second star, and now a paper published in the journal Astronomy and Astrophysics strongly supports its existence.
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The team also found hints that oxygen was present in the brine, and even a bit of genetic evidence to suggest that underground microbes might be capable of using it.
    — James Dinneen, New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of hints
Noun
  • Some of those of note include that the study was self-report-focused, without any vestibular analysis that could offer key clues as to where PES may be mechanistically based.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Training camp has already offered clues, considering Epps has played the preponderance of first-team snaps in nickel.
    — Zach Berman, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of clues
Noun
  • This Raging Bull’s additional wrath necessitated some styling cues to address that fact.
    — Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Those who live on the street may have a completely different way of processing human cues.
    — Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of cues
Noun
  • One way to think about this was to look at the long history of these ideas, and not just at a moment like the 2016 election, or of Ronald Reagan in the 1970s and 80s.
    — John Blake, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Your ideas travel farther when people know what to do with them.
    — Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2026
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