connote
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Restomod SUVs have price tags that connote luxury, but owners say they also demonstrate a different type of status.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
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
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
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For many people, “all-inclusive” connotes sugary cocktails, forced socializing and buffet-style dining.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 10, 2025
Prediction marketers tell courts that the CFTC’s lack of objections connotes tacit approval.
From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2025
Moreover, this assistance is limited to “federal purposes,” a term that typically connotes the protection of federal personnel or property.
From Slate ● Aug. 15, 2025
Pink connotes dawn, the promise of coming daylight.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 11, 2024
The first instinct of the gentleman is respect for the past with all it connotes of art and religion and thought.
From Sinister Street, vol. 2 by Compton MacKenzie
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
In the ancient Persian tradition of Zoroastrianism, for example, the concept of asha, meaning “God’s will,” connoted the unchangeable law that emanates from the divine and governs the universe.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
Fifty years ago the word was a schoolyard insult; 25 years ago it connoted job opportunities in the dot-com boom.
From New York Times ● Oct. 12, 2022
No, it was meant to determine if you were right brained or left brained, usually connoted by handedness.
From "Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story" by Nora Raleigh Baskin
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The RF’s is a “buttress” roof form, connoting the “flying” buttresses of Gothic architecture.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 23, 2026
If you think you’ve got a better word connoting misery that begins with the letter “B,” contact your nearest headline writer immediately.
From Slate ● May 14, 2024
“This beautiful woman only exists within Soya-san,” one Twitter account said, attaching a genderless Japanese title connoting respect.
From Seattle Times ● May 16, 2021
“You’re connoting that Spanish is less important or complex; you don’t speak Spanish but you can speak Spanish — just add an O to everything.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 23, 2021
There was a screen, connoting dying, around Johnny’s bed.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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