Thesaurus results for INDICATOR

indicator

noun

as in needle

an arrow-shaped piece on a dial or scale for registering information you should refill when the indicator on the gas gauge shows that there's only a quarter of a tank left

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Recent Examples of indicator Throat pain is also a possible indicator of strep throat, which is a bacterial infection. —

Eva Flowe april 20, Charlotte Observer, 20 Apr. 2026 In his report, Roth outlines the Indigenous determinants of health, ranging from land tenure and governance authority that strengthen Indigenous well-being to risk indicators like land dispossession and exclusion from decision-making. —

Anita Hofschneider, ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026 The driver, a 27-year-old man of Bakersfield, California, was observed by a trooper of having multiple criminal indicators of operating the vehicle below industry standards, but did not go into specifics. —

Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026 Many subtle indicators of cabbage worms, flea beetles, cutworms, and more will appear, signaling the time to act before major damage and crop reduction occur. —

Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 20 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for indicator

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needle
index

Noun

Going back to last season, the Ducks have added considerably more than the Oilers, who, outside of blue-liner Jake Walman, have not moved the needle much with their acquisitions.

— Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 19 Apr. 2026
Growing up to hundreds of feet tall and dozens of feet across, with rich, golden-brown bark and dark green needles, there’s nothing quite as awe-inspiring as a California redwood.

— Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 19 Apr. 2026