Indicate and Present

Indicate

Indicate verb - Give evidence of.

Usage example: The results indicate the need for more work

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

Present verb - To bring before the public in performance or exhibition.

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Indicate and present are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Indicate" instead a verb "Present".

character	indicate character	present character
position	indicate position	present position
order	indicate order	present order
interest	indicate interest	present interest
Other words: place, number, case, way, personality, side.

Interestingly, one episode seems to indicate that being present in the polluted present is slowly robbing future humans of their advantages.

Source: Evolutionary Levels
Also, while the red clouds indicate the Exmortis are approaching, a red sky is present throughout the game as a sign of the Exmortis' domination of Earth.

Source: Red Sky, Take Warning
In drama this trope is used more to indicate a person's insecurity and/or to present him as cute and pitiful.

Source: Still Sucks Thumb

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