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connote

[kuh-noht] / kəˈnoʊt /


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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

He claimed her firing was “for cause,” a term whose precise legal meaning hasn’t been adjudicated but is widely interpreted to connote gross malfeasance or some such offense in office.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025

Twitter was a good name, even if the site didn’t connote positive things for many people.

From Slate • Oct. 27, 2023

It didn't necessarily connote or imply a state of psychological unease.

From Salon • May 29, 2023

And now the cup, the ring and two unironed waiter’s aprons at home were the only concrete objects left to connote that a man had once lived.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith