told (of)

Definition of told (of)next
past tense of tell (of)
as in indicated
to serve as a sign or symptom of his poor performance in the debate tells of too little preparation

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Verb
  • Reports about the British royal family have long indicated that Queen Camilla and the Princess of Wales, Kate Middleton, don’t exactly get along.
    Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Chelsea sources with knowledge of the deal have indicated the package rises to £50m including add-ons.
    David Ornstein, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Utilities that lobbied for the change argued that compensating rooftop solar at a higher rate meant that people without solar panels were disproportionately paying the costs of maintaining the overhead lines that everyone uses.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Critics have said the size of the gap stems in large part from Connecticut’s lack of investment in special education, which is meant to reduce those disparities as much as possible.
    Theo Peck-Suzuki, Hartford Courant, 31 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • One of the factors that may cause this type of aHUS is pregnancy, as denoted by p-aHUS.
    Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • This is denoted by a marginal risk from the Storm Prediction Center.
    Ahmad Bajjey, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
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“Told (of).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/told%20%28of%29. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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