Hints
References and hints are semantically related. In some cases you can use "References" instead a noun "Hints".
References
Hints and references are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hints" instead a noun "References".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Alternate Continuity: Lost Canvas is generally considered to be non-canon due to many irreconcilable contradictions with Next Dimension but it has some canon plot references/hints about the original manga.
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Call Back/Continuity Nod/Foreshadowing: Each game contains a few hints or references concerning what will happen in the next game in the series, and each of the later games contain references to things which happened in previous installments.
Source: Videogame / Dark Parables - Hints and references to the movie/film galore, and cameos/mentions of some of Pixars' characters from other films in funny ways.
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References or Hints. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/hints/references.
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