told (of)

verb

Definition of told (of)next
past tense of tell (of)
as in indicated
to serve as a sign or symptom of his poor performance in the debate tells of too little preparation

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for told (of)
  1. indicated
  2. meant
  3. denoted
Verb
  • Police said a preliminary investigation had not indicated any signs of foul play.
    — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The Greenville Police Department previously said that its preliminary investigation had not indicated signs of foul play or suspicious circumstances.
    — Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of indicated
Verb
  • This new whiskey, State of the Union, is a limited release that, as mentioned before, is meant to celebrate America’s 250th birthday this summer.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 18 Aug. 2026
  • On Cambodia’s Tonle Sap, the largest freshwater lake in Southeast Asia, getting anywhere has always meant navigating the water.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of meant
Verb
  • One of the factors that may cause this type of aHUS is pregnancy, as denoted by p-aHUS.
    — Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • This is denoted by a marginal risk from the Storm Prediction Center.
    — Ahmad Bajjey, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of denoted
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“Told (of).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/told%20%28of%29. Accessed 22 Aug. 2026.

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