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to make you think about (something) in addition to the word's meaning
The word "childlike" connotes innocence. For her, the word "family" connotes love and comfort.
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Recent Examples of connote
But with Owsley acid, purity connotes something more than the molecular immaculacy of the compound.
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John Semley, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2025
But, in reality, this is still just a statistical sampling of the possible answer space along different trajectories, which does not connote any real understanding.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
On Thursday, organizers apologized for displaying the flag of Taiwan for a skater rather than the emblem of Chinese Taipei, which is displayed by organizers to connote a connection between Taiwan and China without explicitly backing Taiwan’s claim to sovereignty.
—Chris Kenning, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025
The pro-Trump side contends that Barrett’s facial expression and body language connote hostility, though such an interpretation is, at best, in the eye of the beholder.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 9 Apr. 2025
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John Semley, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2025
But, in reality, this is still just a statistical sampling of the possible answer space along different trajectories, which does not connote any real understanding.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
On Thursday, organizers apologized for displaying the flag of Taiwan for a skater rather than the emblem of Chinese Taipei, which is displayed by organizers to connote a connection between Taiwan and China without explicitly backing Taiwan’s claim to sovereignty.
—Chris Kenning, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025
The pro-Trump side contends that Barrett’s facial expression and body language connote hostility, though such an interpretation is, at best, in the eye of the beholder.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 9 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for connote
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Unlike his small-time Israeli rivals, the placards implied, Netanyahu was a savvy statesman who punched above his weight on the international stage, thanks to his unaccented English oratory and ability to inveigle the world’s most powerful people.—
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
22 May 2025
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The band sued Brinker International, the parent company of Chili’s Grill & Bar, last July, alleging that the use of the Ill Communication song falsely implied that Beastie Boys endorsed Chili’s.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
22 May 2025
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The cancer is described as having a Gleason score of 9, denoting its aggressiveness, and has spread to the bone.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
19 May 2025
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The Venu 3 comes in 45mm or 41mm size options, with the smaller model (denoted with an S at the end of its name) getting a 1mm bump from the last generation.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
14 May 2025
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With Bitcoin presently trading around $106,000, this signifies a solid 55% gain on their investment.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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The ink on his crown — a large number 6 — signifies his status as the sixth member of a small but increasingly visible community: a local band of barbers and tattoo artists who call themselves Viet Chicanos.—
Stephanie Yang,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2025
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This means orforglipron stacks up well against injectable semaglutide.—
Kaitlin Sullivan,
Health,
20 May 2025
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And climate change means that globally summers on average could get less buggy.—
Simmone Shah,
Time,
20 May 2025
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“Connote.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/connote. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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