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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
Every bottle of Château Angélus bears an image of a church bell, which signifies the three churches that surround the natural amphitheater of the estate’s principal vineyard.
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Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 19 Mar. 2026
Apparently, White immigrants do not signify that the country is changing.
—Literary Hub, 18 Mar. 2026
Based on this data, the rally to start this week may not signify the lows have been hit yet.
—Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 17 Mar. 2026
Even a few drops could signify a big problem.
—Jeff Wagner, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
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Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 19 Mar. 2026
Apparently, White immigrants do not signify that the country is changing.
—Literary Hub, 18 Mar. 2026
Based on this data, the rally to start this week may not signify the lows have been hit yet.
—Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 17 Mar. 2026
Even a few drops could signify a big problem.
—Jeff Wagner, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for signify
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The two offenders were sentenced to two years of probation and 60 hours of community service each − one hour for each victim, Judge Leonard Brown said − meaning they will not be put into a juvenile detention facility, while technically remaining under the supervision of the juvenile justice system.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA Today,
26 Mar. 2026
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In Dallas-Fort Worth, there were 104,378 births and 53,559 deaths, which means 50,819 of the area’s new residents were a result of natural population change.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Mar. 2026
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Rather than civic numbers, houses here are often identified by their color, position, or ceramic tiles denoting the family’s name.—
Kristina Kasparian,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Mar. 2026
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To denote what the film it about yields a lengthy list of ideas that are theoretically connected.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
14 Mar. 2026
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Days after the incident, detectives received pictures and messages from Smith’s Snapchat account indicating an arrangement between Williams and Smith to purchase marijuana.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
25 Mar. 2026
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Sediment samples near the torpedo compartment showed no evidence of plutonium leakage from the nuclear warheads, indicating titanium patches applied by Soviet and Russian expeditions in 1994 remain effective.—
Munis Raza,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Mar. 2026
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For women in some regions, access is a real barrier, not a shopping preference — and that context matters.—
Allison Palmer,
Sacbee.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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That matters because 63% of jobs statewide will require education beyond high school by 2031, according to a Georgetown University report.—
Wilborn P. Nobles III,
Dallas Morning News,
26 Mar. 2026
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In a response posted to social media, Kennedy hit back at the pediatrics academy's criticism, implying that corporate pharmaceutical funders influenced the organization's views.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
22 Mar. 2026
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The book implies they were killed to keep them from talking about the heist.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
22 Mar. 2026
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Two separate grand juries subsequently weighed the case, but declined to level indictments against James.—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
26 Mar. 2026
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The new sculpture, Ethereal Bliss, is 23 feet high and 16 feet deep, weighs a little less than 10,000 pounds, is made entirely of steel, and is a combination of welding and 300 laser point cuts.—
Brian Sherrod,
CBS News,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Signify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/signify. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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