denote
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Much like Porsche’s use of the word “Turbo” to denote its fastest electric cars, Subaru’s calling it “Symmetrical AWD” seems naff, even a bit underhanded.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
There were also two yellow special marks to denote the speed restrictions in the area.
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026
To denote the passage of time and fallibility of memory, Veloso shifted the way he shot the character in each era.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 16, 2026
As part of her quest to revive N|uu, she and her granddaughter, Claudia Snyman, established a school for the language, which uses special characters in script to denote the verbal clicks.
From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2025
Each non-Jewish prisoner had a colored triangle by his number to denote his “crime.”
From "Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps" by Andrea Warren
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The phrase "that dog in them" is common slang that usually denotes a fierce drive.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
The school also plans to add a plaque to the facility that denotes that it stands on the ground where Brian Kennedy Field once stood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
They have questioned whether the government can provide enough water to help cool data centers in a city the World Resources Institute denotes as under “extremely high” water stress.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
It denotes licentiousness and lack of control, the actions of a toddler gorging himself on chocolate until he is sick.
From Salon ● Apr. 5, 2025
This, Champollion reasoned, very probably also denotes Ptolemy.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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Snapped in 1988, the photo shows a time he refers to as his “cholo” era, denoted by his subtle pencil mustache and slicked-back hair.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
This zone of extreme pessimism is denoted by the shaded area at the bottom of the chart above.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 9, 2026
"The Premier League's dominance is just denoted as a matter of fact," Honigstein said.
From BBC ● Jan. 29, 2026
Mr. Robbins returns in the last play, which gives the evening its title, again on a first date, with a character denoted only as Girl, played with cool poise by Dylan Gelula.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2025
Enthroned there under his hat, he observed our household through his un-glasses and swished the animal-tail fly swatter that denoted his station in life.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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"Symbolic marriage certificate" reads the document, with a special space denoting "paw print of your furry friend."
From Barron's ● Jul. 12, 2026
In early scenes, he has a small curved line denoting a chubby chin, which changes over time to straight lines on each cheek, narrowing his face when he is old and infirm.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 16, 2026
The death certificate for Katherine Elizabeth Hartley, which was obtained by TMZ, includes a field denoting how the injury occurred.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 3, 2026
As artificial intelligence hyper-flattens mass culture, anything denoting evidence of humanity becomes exceptionally desirable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 23, 2025
The second one makes a twirling motion beside his ear, with his finger, denoting craziness.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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