as in to imply
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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
Green, of course, connotes earth-friendly living that supports wellness in us and the planet.
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Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Feb. 2025
Inevitable, then, is the choice between light and dark, which is essential to connote the personality of the lipstick.
—Beatrice Zocchi, Vogue, 28 Oct. 2024
Rather than signifying impermanence, this year the act of building a new sukkah is connoting presence and renewal.
—Deborah Danan, Sun Sentinel, 16 Oct. 2024
Rooney’s slim characters are able to detach from their bodies in ways that it’s often assumed fat people cannot, by sheer virtue of the fact that our physical forms have always connoted a lack of discipline that thin people are spared.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2024
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Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Feb. 2025
Inevitable, then, is the choice between light and dark, which is essential to connote the personality of the lipstick.
—Beatrice Zocchi, Vogue, 28 Oct. 2024
Rather than signifying impermanence, this year the act of building a new sukkah is connoting presence and renewal.
—Deborah Danan, Sun Sentinel, 16 Oct. 2024
Rooney’s slim characters are able to detach from their bodies in ways that it’s often assumed fat people cannot, by sheer virtue of the fact that our physical forms have always connoted a lack of discipline that thin people are spared.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for connote
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This implies a poor Debt-to-Equity Ratio of 64.7% (vs. 19.0% for S&P 500).—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Such methodology doesn’t necessarily align with the conventional approach for calculating tariffs and implies the U.S. would have looked at only the trade deficit in goods and ignored trade in services.—
Neelabh Chaturvedi, Asriel Chua,
CNBC,
3 Apr. 2025
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The national ski and snowboard association uses the gold certification to denote the top 10% of clubs that have longstanding records of success.—
Shelly Bradbury,
Denver Post,
2 Apr. 2025
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The historic building, which also houses a 400-seat opera house, has thick tape running throughout its interior, denoting where the U.S. border ends and the Canadian one begins.—
Cara Tabachnick,
CBS News,
23 Mar. 2025
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The certification signifies that a company meets high social and environmental performance standards, public transparency, and legal accountability.—
Geri Stengel,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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This level signifies that a magmatic eruption is underway and could escalate into more powerful explosions.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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That means nearly 40% of US households bought a car in 2024.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
3 Apr. 2025
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This means the sheet is slightly thicker than its component atoms.—
John Timmer,
ArsTechnica,
2 Apr. 2025
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“Connote.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/connote. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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