Clue to
Reference to and clue to are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Reference to" instead a noun phrase "Clue to".
Reference to
Clue to and reference to are semantically related. You can use "Clue to" instead a noun phrase "Reference to".
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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Our only clue to John Doe's implied anti-Semitism is the "One pound of flesh, no more, no less..." note left at the crime scene, a reference to Shylock's punishment in The Merchant of Venice.
Source: Film / Se7en - To proceed, they have to be entered in a certain order, and your only clue to figuring that out is a reference to the Riddle of the Sphinx.
Source: Only Smart People May Pass -
For example, Thailand's premiere episode is called "The Importance Of Being Eldest", a reference to Oscar Wilde as well as to the opening twist (and is also a clue to how the season itself plays out).
Source: Series / Survivor
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Reference to and Clue to. (2017). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/clue_to/reference_to
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