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an idea or quality that is suggested by a word or thing
a word with positive connotations The word "childlike" has connotations of innocence.
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Recent Examples of connotation
Exercise should invoke positive connotations, not negative ones.
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Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 14 Aug. 2025
While remarking that someone has good genes is sometimes used as a compliment, the phrase also has sinister connotations.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 31 July 2025
Now, Kiesling says, the word, which began in reference to young men, has lost a lot of its gender connotation but is still meant to show familiarity with a person.
—Kat Lonsdorf, NPR, 30 July 2025
This franchise pairing has a few different historical connotations.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 25 July 2025
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Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 14 Aug. 2025
While remarking that someone has good genes is sometimes used as a compliment, the phrase also has sinister connotations.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 31 July 2025
Now, Kiesling says, the word, which began in reference to young men, has lost a lot of its gender connotation but is still meant to show familiarity with a person.
—Kat Lonsdorf, NPR, 30 July 2025
This franchise pairing has a few different historical connotations.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 25 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for connotation
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International implications of using foreign fighters By allowing non-Ukrainians to serve, Kyiv runs the risk of these fighters being labelled as mercenaries by Russia, leaving them vulnerable to capture, detention and extradition to Russia.—
Rebecca Johns,
Miami Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
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Those implications are front of mind for South Korea – with Google standing to potentially gain a lot if the government decides in their favor in October.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
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This has for decades been underpinned by voluntary pricing agreements — voluntary in the sense that non-voluntary terms would have been worse — between the industry and the NHS.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
3 Sep. 2025
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There is no sense of responsibility or critical assessment of the causes of the refusal to publish in Israel while the massacre continues.—
Uriel Kon
September 2,
Literary Hub,
2 Sep. 2025
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Actively choose intentionality and meaning.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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At a time when loneliness and isolation are rising around the world, families—though never perfect—remain one of life’s strongest sources of stability and meaning.—
Russell M. Nelson,
Time,
5 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, glitter shadow spilled under her eyes, filling in her waterline next to a brown eyeliner with hints of gold.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
5 Sep. 2025
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The Crafted Flatzz are available in five different artisanal recipes, according to Pizza Hut, including a Three Cheese Flatzz that is layered with sweet marinara sauce, mozzarella, parmesan, Romano and a hint of oregano.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
5 Sep. 2025
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The Globe’s decision to stand by McCarthy is the latest in a series of indications that newsroom culture is shifting radically to match this backlash moment.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The Wall Street Journal, along with other News Corp assets, will also remain under the same strategic vision, with no indication of major change in governance or content direction.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
8 Sep. 2025
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The definitions are so different in different countries.—
Kristen Edgreen Kaufman,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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For the first time in New England, McDaniels isn’t taking orders from Bill Belichick or abiding by whatever your definition is of the Patriot Way.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
7 Sep. 2025
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Have a suggestion for a future topic?—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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My hope is to behold something unexpected that might raise eyebrows or even provoke discomfort, offering visual suggestions that look beyond the comfortable horizon.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
4 Sep. 2025
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Recovering data and messages had been key to their investigation and it was initially suggested that large amounts had been deleted.—
Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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The messages contained information only someone close to Lauryn would have known, throwing twist into the mystery.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Connotation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/connotation. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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