Indicate
To convey
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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And four rocks was unacceptable because four rocks would indicate "some rocks" but it would be one rock more than was necessary to convey the idea of "some rocks." —Scott McCloud
Source: Rule of Three
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