connoted

Example Sentences

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026

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

“The Free World” is an old-fashioned phrase that once connoted the United States, its allies, and their spheres of influence, and The Free World is in some ways an old-fashioned book.

From Slate • Apr. 23, 2021

The historian Toni Tipton-Martin said that jellies and aspics connoted wealth and luxury because they were so hard to make.

From New York Times • Nov. 25, 2019

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