Bellweather

Synonyms for "bellweather" (78 found)

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They moved in, the rest trailing behind like sheep after a bellweather

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There is no doubt that this is a bellweather - what happens in textiles and apparel, as the Senators who testified made very clear, is a bellweather for what is going to happen in other industries.

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Once the joke of the movie industry, the Golden Globes are now a bellweather for the Oscars - and a bit more adventurous too.

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Natural disturbances to forests around the world are on the rise, constituting a bellweather of global change associated with a warming climate

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