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as in to mean
to be of importance
never mind, as the color of the room doesn't signify in the least
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as in to denote
to communicate or convey (as an idea) to the mind
the symbol failed to signify anything to me—until I realized that it was upside down
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Recent Examples of signify
Additionally, the 2022 car crash suit doesn’t signify whether or not the Highway Patrol was alerted of the accident.
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Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 26 Feb. 2025
Each of these categories is labeled with a color, which also signifies their difficulty level.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
The Social Democratic Party (SPD) scored about 16.5%, signifying a collapse of support after the dissolution of their government under Chancellor Olaf Scholz last year.
—Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 24 Feb. 2025
This month signifies a major period of changes and new commitments for your relationships, but your Virgo horoscope for March 2025 also catalyzes some pivotal personal growth arcs that’ll revamp your sense of self over the next two years.
—Nina Kahn, StyleCaster, 24 Feb. 2025
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Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 26 Feb. 2025
Each of these categories is labeled with a color, which also signifies their difficulty level.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
The Social Democratic Party (SPD) scored about 16.5%, signifying a collapse of support after the dissolution of their government under Chancellor Olaf Scholz last year.
—Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 24 Feb. 2025
This month signifies a major period of changes and new commitments for your relationships, but your Virgo horoscope for March 2025 also catalyzes some pivotal personal growth arcs that’ll revamp your sense of self over the next two years.
—Nina Kahn, StyleCaster, 24 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for signify
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The Kairos reactors also run at lower power and lower pressure than traditional reactors, which means lower risk.—
David Pogue,
CBS News,
9 Mar. 2025
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At the time, Honest Tea was packaged in a 16.9 ounce bottle (500 ml), which meant our Honey Green tea, which had 70 calories, was going to be banned while a 200-calorie Snapple Peach Tea in a 16 ounce bottle would keep its place on the shelf.—
Seth Goldman,
Baltimore Sun,
9 Mar. 2025
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The varying activity in these voxels creates patterns akin to fingerprints that denote different states of mind or types of mental activity.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
21 Feb. 2025
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Naturally, that depends on how many items there are in the first place, a value typically denoted by n.—
Steve Nadis,
WIRED,
16 Feb. 2025
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Our findings indicate that vacant lots also have a negative effect on the property values of surrounding homes.—
Camila Alvayay Torrejon,
The Conversation,
7 Mar. 2025
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The alert indicates that neither any of the children nor Lauren had been seen or heard from in at least 48 hours as of Thursday night.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
7 Mar. 2025
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At the same time, 19 games represent over one-third of the season thus far for the Lakers (35-21) — and is the third that really matters.—
Jovan Buha,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
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And then realize the only thing that really matters is whether anyone in the room is listening.—
Steven Zeitchik,
The Hollywood Reporter,
26 Feb. 2025
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For the full year: Total revenue in the range of $40.5 billion to $40.9 billion, implying between 7% to 8% growth.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
27 Feb. 2025
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Wells offers us a model of political resistance to racial injustice that implies the complex negotiation of principles when confronted with sustained pressures, in practice, by the institutions and norms that perpetuate white supremacy and racial oppression.—
Amy Gais / Made by History,
TIME,
27 Feb. 2025
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As always, weigh the cost-benefit analysis of the shortcut.—
Jennifer C. Wolfe, Esq.,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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The judge weighed several factors in determining whether to send Syed back to prison as required under the Juvenile Restoration Act.—
Lauren del Valle,
CNN,
6 Mar. 2025
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“Signify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/signify. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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