Indicate and Lead

Indicate

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

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Lead and indicate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Lead" instead a verb "Indicate".

Lead verb - To point out the way for (someone) especially from a position in front.

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Indicate and lead are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Indicate" instead a verb "Lead".

Nearby Words: leading, leader, leaden, leadership, leaded

movement	indicate movement	lead movement
people	indicate people	lead people
position	indicate position	lead position
someone	indicate someone	lead someone
Other words: way, world, enemies.

While there's technically only three "installments" in The Purge so far, the sequel hooks in the second film all indicate that future additions will follow its lead.

Source: Early Installment Weirdness / Film
Early Installment Weirdness: While there's technically only two "installments" so far, the sequel hooks in the second film all indicate that future additions will follow its lead.

Source: Film / The Purge
Interestingly, the Ten of Clubs reflexively calls Alice's false lead her 'confession', which might indicate that the Truth Room is not primarily used for getting factual information.

Source: Series / Alice (2009)

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