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as in to signify
to communicate or convey (as an idea) to the mind
a flashing red light that denotes danger
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Recent Examples of denote
An asterisk denotes that totals were submitted the following morning.
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Li Cohen, CBS News, 1 Oct. 2024
The suffix denotes having the qualities or characteristics of the root word—in this case, implying someone who acts like a boss.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
Users can mark their findings with either a green symbol denoting fully wheelchair accessible places; orange, which means partially wheelchair accessible; or red, indicating the place is not accessible.
—Jaclyn Greenberg, WIRED, 14 Oct. 2024
Definitions of a supermoon can vary, but the term generally denotes a full moon that is closer to Earth than normal and thus appears larger and brighter in the night sky.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 17 Sep. 2024
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Li Cohen, CBS News, 1 Oct. 2024
The suffix denotes having the qualities or characteristics of the root word—in this case, implying someone who acts like a boss.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
Users can mark their findings with either a green symbol denoting fully wheelchair accessible places; orange, which means partially wheelchair accessible; or red, indicating the place is not accessible.
—Jaclyn Greenberg, WIRED, 14 Oct. 2024
Definitions of a supermoon can vary, but the term generally denotes a full moon that is closer to Earth than normal and thus appears larger and brighter in the night sky.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 17 Sep. 2024
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Rory Burns won't forget hearing the death rattle behind his legs first ball to signify that this tour wasn't going to start or end well.Tim Ellis, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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Biden and Trump met for nearly two hours in a traditional meeting between the incoming and outgoing presidents that signifies the peaceful transition of power.Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 18 Nov. 2024
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This indicates that the outer and internal tissues have thawed evenly.Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 22 Nov. 2024
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Along with expanding their hardware into more storefronts, Radar will also use the funding to release additional offerings about customer behavior—like whether a customer picks up and places back down an item, indicating there was something about it the shopper didn’t like.Alexandra York, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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Vote certification then tends to drag on as California allows for ballot curing up until Dec. 1, meaning election officials can reach out to voters who made mistakes on their ballots such as forgetting a signature or using an incorrect envelope.Cami Mondeaux, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 27 Nov. 2024
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And if every country is tariffed already, then threatening tariffs on specific countries for specific behaviors means less.The Editors, National Review, 27 Nov. 2024
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The merger implies a current equity value of Huture at $1.0 billion prior to closing.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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That implies that just as federalism guards against the tyranny made possible through overt centralization, federalism also has counterweights to prevent individual state governments from wrecking the whole.Jenna Bednar, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Denote.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/denote. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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