denoting
Example Sentences
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“Drawing” in “Willem de Kooning Drawing,” the title of a revelatory exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago, is not a noun denoting a single work of art.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
These are the most common type of sentence, denoting the maximum time the offender could spend in custody, although the whole time might not necessarily be spent in prison.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
"Code Purple" alerts, denoting air quality considered very unhealthy for everyone, not just at-risk groups, blanketed much of the city as well as the wider region, including neighboring Virginia and Maryland.
From Barron's ● Jul. 6, 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
Write and define adjectives denoting relating to, like, or being, from the following nouns:—
From New Word-Analysis by William Swinton
