as in to inform
to give information to
would you clue him in on the plan?
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clue (in)
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The Lost Hills Sheriff’s Station watch commander informed the Times no crime had taken place at the residence.—
Mackenzie Cummings-Grady,
Billboard,
10 Apr. 2025 -
Giamatti plays Phillip, living alone in a Cape Cod estate inherited from his parents when he’s interrupted by a phone call informing him of the death of an old girlfriend Carol.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2025
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One of the women surrendered her wedding ring, worth an estimated $7,000, and the robber told the victims to leave the area.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Apr. 2025
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In Leech, a parasitic hive mind that infests people discovers another parasitic hive mind that infests people, competing for the same brain space (told in first-person from the POV of the former parasitic hive mind).—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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That likely will not be received well by China, which advised the Trump administration to cancel all China tariffs Wednesday, NPR reported.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
9 Apr. 2025
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The acquisition, advised by Rothschild & Co, is expected to be completed before the end of the month.—
Tianwei Zhang,
Footwear News,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Clue (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clue%20%28in%29. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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