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- noun Plural form of
intimate . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
intimate .
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Examples
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In “Mrs. Bull-Frog,” as the title intimates, he approaches closely to the grotesque.
The Life and Genius of Nathaniel Hawthorne Stearns, Frank P 1906
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As the title intimates, Mr.X. 's duties compel him to make his home in the jungle.
From Jungle to Java The Trivial Impressions of a Short Excursion to Netherlands India Arthur Louis Keyser 1890
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In "Mrs. Bull-Frog," as the title intimates, he approaches closely to the grotesque.
The Life and Genius of Nathaniel Hawthorne Frank Preston Stearns 1881
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Philistides from Syracuse, and Heracleitus from Mytylenè, were the great jugglers, or as the Greek word intimates, the wonder-workers of the day.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 380, July 11, 1829 Various
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There is a reason that sleep clothes are called intimates.
Intersomnolence Wendy Wimmer 2011
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There is a reason that sleep clothes are called intimates.
Intersomnolence Wendy Wimmer 2011
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At the party, the husband dances with a woman the story clearly intimates is a former adulterous lover, her stony indifference to him now both a painful reminder of what they once meant to each other and a telling sign (to readers) of the malaise into which the husband and wife have fallen and from which they are fleeing.
Updike, John 2010
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What this intimates is that they were distinguishing themselves by their particular * ikungugo, which both records clearly suggest were inherited affiliations linked to one's matriclan.
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Ironically, the most disillusioned of Demetrio's intimates is the ex-idealist Luis Cervantes.
Mariano Azuela 2008
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Ironically, the most disillusioned of Demetrio's intimates is the ex-idealist Luis Cervantes.
Mariano Azuela 2008
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