Claim and Indicate

Claim

Claim verb - To state as a fact usually forcefully.

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Indicate and claim are semantically related. in mean topic. In some cases you can use "Indicate" instead a verb "Claim".

Nearby Words: claimed, claiming, claimant

Indicate verb - To serve as a sign or symptom of.

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Claim and indicate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Claim" instead a verb "Indicate".

power	claim power	indicate power
position	claim position	indicate position
name	claim name	indicate name
status	claim status	indicate status
Other words: control, place, time, world, powers.

In fact, some characters' inner monologues indicate love at first sight when they remember first meeting the other person, but there was nothing in the novel itself to indicate this, which is similar to what many people in Real Life claim (memory is a fickle thing).

Source: Literature / The History of the Galaxy
The Seanchan change their hair to indicate inclusion in the "Blood", those who claim to be descendants of the last great empire-builder.

Source: Earned Stripes
When the rebuttal is insulting but relevant and true: "You can't be a member of Mensa as you claim, because your IQ tests indicate that your IQ is 70".

Source: Ad Hominem

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