Indication and Lead

Indication

Indication noun - A slight or indirect pointing to something (as a solution or explanation).

Usage example: there are indications that a medical breakthrough in the treatment of the disease is imminent

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Lead and indication are semantically related In some cases you can use "Lead" instead a noun "Indication".

Lead noun - A slight or indirect pointing to something (as a solution or explanation).

Usage example: the police are now working on several leads generated by the evidence gathered at the crime scene

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Indication and lead are semantically related in clue topic. Sometimes you can use "Indication" instead a noun "Lead".

Nearby Words: leading, leader, leaden, leadership, leaded

good	good indication	good lead
clear	clear indication	clear lead
direct	direct indication	direct lead
solid	solid indication	solid lead
Other adjectives: single, obvious, strong, actual, entire, real, large, big, huge, little, slight, main, important, early, possible, significant, previous.

If fan art is any indication, then her popularity is second only to the female lead.

Source: Ensemble Darkhorse / Anime
There is absolutely no lead up for this, nor any indication it's anything more than one of the forty or so other side quests.

Source: Video Game / Far Cry 3
And if the ending of Shadow Fall is any indication there might be yet another different lead for the sequel to that game.

Source: Video Game / Killzone

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