Indicate
Saying
Saying noun - An often stated observation regarding something from common experience.
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Synonyms for Saying
Indicate and saying are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Indicate" instead a verb "Saying".
Nearby Word: say
Both words in one sentence
- Love It or Hate It: Tropers would pothole this to indicate that a work had polarizing opinions or as an alternate way of saying Your Mileage May Vary.
Source: Pothole Magnet -
This is commonly done by lovers, or whenever a creator wants to indicate a pair are more than friends without going out and saying it.
Source: Intertwined Fingers - In all three incarnations of the CSI franchise, characters will indicate that it is time to Pull the Thread by saying, "Little lie, big lie."
Source: Pull the Thread
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