betokens

present tense third-person singular of betoken
as in indicates
to serve as a sign or symptom of the humor in his writing is never cruel, and betokens a warm and compassionate heart

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  • The thread also indicates the account was previously approved by a China Webull team member and an American counterpart.
    — Eamon Javers,Tanaya Macheel, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The full force of the deal will not take effect until both parties have complied with its closing conditions, which the agreement indicates could happen within months.
    — Cate Brown, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026
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  • Price optimization means choosing prices that advance business goals, such as increasing profits, attracting shoppers or clearing unsold goods.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
  • This defense needs to find a way to make quarterbacks uncomfortable without becoming blitz crazy, and that means Chop Robinson, Josh Uche and Malik Herring must step up and win more of their 1-on-1 assignments.
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2026
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  • Part of what Myha’la’s wink signifies is how much Celebrity Traitors UK is about, well, being a celebrity.
    — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The appointment signifies a new chapter for Zankov, formalizing a partnership that has already played a pivotal role in the development of his business over the past two years.
    — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2026
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  • But the term denotes highly advanced artificial intelligence that could surpass human thought, not the category of AI — an already nebulous term — as a whole.
    — Adi Robertson, The Verge, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The position of the sun denotes the time zone, and the mountain range is a graph of price.
    — Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 28 Sep. 2026
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“Betokens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/betokens. Accessed 25 Oct. 2026.

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