connote
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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
It didn't necessarily connote or imply a state of psychological unease.
From Salon • May 29, 2023
The rulings were handed down, and timed, in a display designed to connote the announcement of sea change.
From Slate • May 7, 2023
“It is a type of affinity with the American worker, and I think it does connote an image of male virility and machismo that is important for a leader who wants to appear strong.”
From New York Times • Oct. 26, 2022
Nor do either of those terms connote the courage people in such pains exemplify, which is why I’d ask you to frame your mental health around a word other than crazy.”
From "Turtles All the Way Down" by John Green
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