connote

Its association with the divine has carried into the present day: Nearly every major religion uses gold to connote holy objects and spaces.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026

By the end, Veloso brought in a Steadicam to connote that Robert has found more peace in his later years.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 16, 2026

While the color of fresh olive oil does not connote quality, the color change as it sits on a shelf does.

From Salon ● Jan. 19, 2025

She used it for emphasis, to connote dismissiveness and to demonstrate exasperation.

From New York Times ● Feb. 24, 2024

If you or someone you love is named Cindy or Brenda and is over, say, forty, and feels that those names did not formerly connote a low-education family, you are right.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt

For many people, “all-inclusive” connotes sugary cocktails, forced socializing and buffet-style dining.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 10, 2025

Prediction marketers tell courts that the CFTC’s lack of objections connotes tacit approval.

From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2025

Moreover, this assistance is limited to “federal purposes,” a term that typically connotes the protection of federal personnel or property.

From Slate ● Aug. 15, 2025

Chida was born scrappy — heso magari, literally translated from Japanese as a crooked belly button, a phrase that connotes a contrarian and obstinate nature, his mother said in an interview.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2024

For to lead an expedition oversea necessarily connotes a consolidated empire.

From An Introduction to the History of Japan by Katsuro Hara

For a half-century, the Wasserman name connoted power—in Hollywood and in Washington.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 21, 2026

Our house didn’t connote individuality any more than a GHW does; if anything, it connoted that we fit in—that we lived in the same kind of house as lots of our neighbors.

From Slate ● Mar. 6, 2025

It did, but this is a spinoff of the Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuck hit anthology series, its differences connoted in the last few letters of the shows’ titles.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2023

In the ancient Persian tradition of Zoroastrianism, for example, the concept of asha, meaning “God’s will,” connoted the unchangeable law that emanates from the divine and governs the universe.

From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022

The man before them was noble in appearance, and the shadows played across the planes of his face in a way that made their angles harden; his aspect connoted dignity.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson

The RF’s is a “buttress” roof form, connoting the “flying” buttresses of Gothic architecture.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 23, 2026

If you think you’ve got a better word connoting misery that begins with the letter “B,” contact your nearest headline writer immediately.

From Slate ● May 14, 2024

Dubbed “Governor Moonbeam” by Chicago newspaper columnist Mike Royko, who was no fan, Brown took it as a compliment, connoting vision and a willingness to dream.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2023

“This beautiful woman only exists within Soya-san,” one Twitter account said, attaching a genderless Japanese title connoting respect.

From Seattle Times ● May 16, 2021

There was a screen, connoting dying, around Johnny’s bed.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith