signified

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In popular usage, it assumes the thing signified must be false, whereas people do conspire, and it is reasonable to devise theories about their schemes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

“Just all the pain, all the suffering, all the longing, all the workouts, all the late nights, all the no-love, no-opportunity, that run signified the release of that,” his father said.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 23, 2025

That moment in Northampton signified how far not only Hele has come, but South African women's rugby as a whole.

From BBC • Sep. 12, 2025

He said the tattoos signified his affection for his family, not evidence of affiliation with a gang.

From Salon • Aug. 1, 2025

Leaving a spacious, reasonably priced one-bedroom in the middle of the month usually signified that someone had done something really bad.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris