✅ Indicate and show both mean to make something visible or evident, or to direct someone’s attention to something (She indicated where we could find snacks; She showed us the way home).

✅ Show is a more general word, and can mean to display something or to point something out (Show me what the problem is).

✅ Indicate can suggest pointing something out in a more precise and specific way than show, or it can suggest making something evident in a more implicit way (They indicated their unhappiness by going quiet, though they never said anything).

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✅ Support and backing can both refer to all kinds of aid that people give (He offered us a lot of much-needed support; We couldn’t do this without the backing of our patrons).

✅ Backing can imply a greater level of support or a sense of dedication from the people helping you (The legislation had the backing of almost all the politicians).

✅ Backing generally suggests financial support, or the support of some kind of official organization or an organized group of people (The cause had the backing of an animal charity).

✅ Support is a more general word, but can suggest private aid or help rather than the public aid or help suggested by backing (We had support from all our family members).

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✅ Different and distinct both can describe something that is unlike the thing it’s being compared to (The new recipe is different; The new art style was very distinct).

✅ Different is a more general word, and can be used in a range of circumstances (I'd like to take a different approach).

✅ Distinct describes something that is different from something else, but in a way that emphasizes a clear and unmistakable difference (His new films are distinct from his older work).

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