| adumbrate(verb, drop, determine, say, indicate) |
| advert to |
| connote(verb, drop, determine, express, say) |
| denote(verb, determine, express, say, indicate) |
| designate(verb, state, determine, declare, express) |
| drive |
| insinuate(verb, drop, indicate, suggest, advise) |
| make reference to(verb, expression, idiom) |
| point to(verb, expression, phrasal verb, name, state) |
| refer(verb, raise, initiate, suggest, mention) |
| speak of(verb, expression, phrasal verb, name, state) |
| stand for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, determine, say) |
| symbolize(verb, determine, say, indicate, suggest) |
| betoken(verb, determine, say, indicate, suggest) |
| bring in(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cover, involve) |
| broach(verb, state, raise, declare, reveal) |
| communicate(verb, declare, express, acknowledge, convey) |
| direct |
| direct to |
| finger |