Pointer
Pointer noun - A piece of advice or useful information especially from an expert.
Usage example: the instructor gave me a few pointers but otherwise let me do the cooking by myself
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Suggestion is a synonym for pointer in indication topic. In some cases you can use "Suggestion" instead a noun "Pointer", when it comes to topics like hint, tip.
Suggestion
Suggestion noun - A slight or indirect pointing to something (as a solution or explanation).
Usage example: if you don't want to give the suggestion that you're evading the truth, you must look your questioner in the eye
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Suggestion and Pointer. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/pointer/suggestion
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