Indicate and Say

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

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Say is a synonym for indicate in state topic. In some cases you can use "Say" instead a verb "Indicate", when it comes to topics like show.

Say verb - To express (a thought or emotion) in words.

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Indicate is a synonym for say in show topic. Sometimes you can use "Indicate" instead a verb "Say", if it concerns topics such as read.

Nearby Word: saying

character	indicate character	say character
people	indicate people	say people
name	indicate name	say name
someone	indicate someone	say someone
Other words: number, death, time, way, world.

In The Red Green Show, Bill doesn't say (or at least isn't heard saying) "I'm OK", but he always gives a thumbs-up at the end of the segment to indicate that yes, he survived again.

Source: I'm Okay
They say the Kremlin will not use the renegade story, since it will indicate that the Soviet government has lost control of the military.

Source: Renegade Russian
As she goes, Sasamoto and Homura say things to her in passing that indicate they think she's Chikako.

Source: Sneeze Cut

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