Declare
Declare verb - To make known openly or publicly.
Suggest
Suggest verb - To convey an idea indirectly.
Usage example: this letter suggests that there's more going on than she's telling us
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Both camps declare that science supports them, and both suggest that the other is doing future generations a great disservice.
Source: Broken Base / Other - In Civilization IV, almost all leaders will never declare war against civilizations that they are on good terms with, and you can't even suggest it in negotiation.
Source: Chronic Backstabbing Disorder -
Hades has the idea to talk to Demeter and ask permission or declare his feelings to Persephone, but Zeus goes for one of his favored methods, "I suggest kidnapping." And the rest is history.
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