Synonyms for Bellwether
ˈbɛlˌwɛð ərbell·wether

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1. bellwethernoun

   Synonyms:
   sign, indicator, gauge

2. bellwethernoun

   The leading sheep of a flock, having a bell hung round its neck.

   Synonyms:
   sign, indicator, gauge

3. bellwethernoun

   Anything that indicates future trends.

   Synonyms:
   sign, gauge, indicator

4. bellwethernoun

   A stock or bond that is widely believed to be an indicator of the overall market's condition.

   Synonyms:
   gauge, indicator, sign

Princeton's WordNet

1. bellwethernoun

   someone who assumes leadership of a movement or activity

2. bellwethernoun

   sheep that leads the herd often wearing a bell

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1. • Leader
   • Wether

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1. List of paraphrases for "bellwether":

   giant

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1. Benjamin Abbott:

   This is a bellwether for what’s going on in the larger river basins, we need to lay out some very clear language about where we’re headed.

2. John Cornyn:

   The story everyone wants to write is that this is all about Donald Trump. But I don't buy that. Obviously, all the Republicans won in Kentucky except for Matt Bevin. He had personal problems. So, I don't agree that this is a bellwether on what's going to happen in( 2020), i mean suburbs, we've got to worry about the suburbs. We got slaughtered in the suburbs in Texas in 2018.

3. Andre Bakhos:

   Oil is serving as a bellwether for the global economy and could be a sign of things to come, today's trading action will be tied to oil and could be erratic and choppy.

4. Bill Burton:

   I actually think California is a bellwether for the whole country, you have a mix of suburban, ex-urban, rural areas where you have competitive races. I don't think it's that dissimilar from what you're seeing in place like Pennsylvania, or Minnesota, or Colorado.

5. Robert Scheuer:

   I, quite frankly, don't know enough about the cases that were in the pool of candidates, it may very well be that given the many variables involved, this case was a perfectly rational choice to be the first bellwether selection.