Adjective In “I walked to school,” the verb walked is in the indicative mood. a wide-eyed look that is indicative of his constant curiosity
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While temperatures often vary between 2 and 5 degrees from the airport’s reading across the valley, the weather service said longterm trends show valleywide warming, indicative of climate change. Paighten Harkins, The Salt Lake Tribune, 9 Sep. 2022 Its torquey 1,800 cc Boxer engine allows for mellow cruising—indicative of the country’s laidback attitude—with just the right amount of agility to take full advantage of the copious twists and turns as the route weaves up into the mountains. Jeff Buchanan, Robb Report, 7 Sep. 2022 Also indicative of this is cheeriness after a depressive episode. Kristen Rogers, CNN, 4 Sep. 2022 Service on my visits — that first on the downlow, the second hosted — was exemplary and indicative of a location where some staffers have worked 30+ years. Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Sep. 2022 Studies have documented rising nitrogen levels in the groundwater that leads to the lake, as well as fecal coliform in test wells, which is generally indicative of failing septic systems. Keely Larson, The New Republic, 31 Aug. 2022 Only George Kittle, Travis Kelce, Mark Andrews and Dallas Goedert are making more money than Njoku (ADP: 158) at the position — indicative of the commitment Cleveland made in the offseason. Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Aug. 2022 The special election was seen as potentially indicative because of the messages tested by the two candidates -- each trying to motivate their base and sway independents. Bytal Axelrod, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2022 After the system was in operation, none of the animals subsequently showed coordinated brain activity indicative of consciousness. Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 10 Aug. 2022
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That includes on social media, where his posts are part public relations campaign, his relative ease on camera indicative of his many years under bright lights in a boxing ring.Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2022 Jones said that taking out a word or phrase indicative of prostitution didn’t change the fact that the overall ad was for prostitution. Richard Ruelas, The Arizona Republic, 4 Sep. 2021 Sacrificing knowledge of a partner’s appearance, the reasoning goes, is an act indicative of an openhearted and honorable spirit.New York Times, 19 July 2021 Is Australia’s stumble indicative of bigger troubles to come? William Pesek, Forbes, 30 Aug. 2021 Oregon also disclosed that 11.3% of the tests reported Tuesday were positive, an exceedingly high rate indicative of unchecked community spread.oregonlive, 11 Aug. 2021 Google Trends is a helpful indicator of search volume for a specific phrase indicative of the demand for a product or service in the world. Expert Panel®, Forbes, 6 July 2021 Helix has analyzed nearly half a million positive samples for an anomaly indicative of the B.1.1.7 variant. Scott Reinhard, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2021 The earlier excavation was done in an area identified by ground-penetrating radar scans as appearing to be a human-dug pit indicative of a mass grave.NBC News, 19 Oct. 2020 See More