suggestion
The opinion polls proved to be a good indication of the election result.
The discolouration of the leaves is an indication of disease.
The amount of new construction work is an indication of the city's prosperity.
The flags gave an indication of how strong the wind was.
The remains are an indication of how the ancient city would have looked.

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act out
attest
bespeak
breastbeating
bring
define
indicate
mark something out
masterclass
ostensive
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point (something/someone) out
reflect
reveal
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indicationnoun (SUGGESTION)

[ C ]
a suitable action that is suggested by something: 建议;必要行为
The indication from the trade figures is to reduce stock by at least 30 percent.贸易数字说明至少应减少30%的存货。

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about
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can't
co-sponsor
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maybe
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nod
nomination
on the tableidiom
proposition
put ideas into someone's headidiom
put someone to somethingidiom
put something in
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resubmission
table

indication | Business English

indication
noun
uk /ˌɪndɪˈkeɪʃən/us
[ C or U ]
a sign that something exists, is true, or is likely to happen:
an indication thatThere are few indications that the economy is on an upswing.
an indication of sthThe fact that she is being kept in a leadership role is an indication of how important she is to the company.
a fair/good indicationThe price of a product is generally a fair indication of its quality.
[ C ]
a suitable action that is suggested by something:
The indication from the trade figures is to reduce stock by at least 30%.

Examples of indication

indication
Mean values should, where possible, be accompanied by standard errors or similar statistical indications of variance.
Technology which is deployable in real applications must result, and there are positive indications that this is happening.
Hypnotic suggestibility scales are not "indications of the success of the induction" (p. 282).
There are indications, however, that immigrants might have higher rates of partner change on average than the resident population [21].
Thus, there were no indications of intraspecific competition.
All littermice looked healthy and there were no indications of changes in the various organs examined at autopsy.
Revised indications for the use of palivizumab and respiratory syncytial virus immune globulin intravenous for the prevention of respiratory syncytial virus infection.
By the beginning of 1623, however, diplomatic efforts had produced some hopeful indications of success.
Limitations of the subsidy to specific indications have been made in nine cases only between 2002 and 2005.
However, there are indications that other important changes are occurring, which are going relatively unrecognized because of the preoccupation with the natural environmental situation.
Our data give clear indications that the population under survey may undergo clonal propagation.
There are, however, indications that these data will soon be forthcoming.
Among others, it will provide welfare indications regarding the build-up of a temporary or permanent fund.
There were indications on experimental animals in 1982 that this compound might be effective against headfly.
Consistent with the broader occupational literature, there are indications that limited control also may be tied to adverse work adjustment among health care providers.
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Collocations withindication

indication

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clear indication
In our opinion, this is a clearindication that neem seeds display typically orthodox rather than recalcitrant behaviour.
definite indication
It is essential, to avoid delay, that the envelope shall bear some definite indication which will enable the man concerned to be readily identified.
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