Indicate
Indicate verb - To convey an idea indirectly.
Usage example: her expression indicated that she was uncomfortably cold, but she was too polite to say so
Mention is a synonym for indicate in intimate topic. In some cases you can use "Mention" instead a verb "Indicate", when it comes to topics like state.
Mention
Mention verb - To make reference to or speak about briefly but specifically.
Usage example: you only mentioned in passing some of your accomplishments
Indicate is a synonym for mention in intimate topic. Sometimes you can use "Indicate" instead a verb "Mention", if it concerns topics such as state.
Nearby Words: mentioned, mentioning
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Not to mention that by all evidence would indicate that a great coalition of most Greek mini-states would have been next to impossible under the rudimentary state of politics of the Mycenean Age, even for less than the stipulated ten years of the war's duration.
Source: Shrouded in Myth -
Sharon Browne's blogs indicate that Ryan is aiming to go on the 2012 Tour and have made no further mention of Colm's future with the group.
Source: Music / Celtic Thunder -
Not to mention there was nothing to indicate he had the kind of money they were asking for.
Source: Film / Cool as Ice
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