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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
Besides the ugly racial connotations of slotting it in Best Urban Contemporary Album, the Academy didn’t acknowledge the album’s breadth of rock, country, and hip-hop influences.
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Justin Curto, Vulture, 3 Feb. 2025
A lot of times, being a mama’s boy has a negative connotation.
—Krystie Lee Yandoli, Rolling Stone, 27 Jan. 2025
And just the negative connotations that came behind it.
—J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 27 Jan. 2025
In the context of US cultural history, however, watermelon carries different connotations—racist ones.
—Longreads, 19 Dec. 2024
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Justin Curto, Vulture, 3 Feb. 2025
A lot of times, being a mama’s boy has a negative connotation.
—Krystie Lee Yandoli, Rolling Stone, 27 Jan. 2025
And just the negative connotations that came behind it.
—J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 27 Jan. 2025
In the context of US cultural history, however, watermelon carries different connotations—racist ones.
—Longreads, 19 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for connotation
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And the fourth is technology, not just the implications of AI, but quantum computing, synthetic biology, other emerging technologies on foreign policy, national security and international economics.—
Edward Felsenthal,
TIME,
16 Mar. 2025
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The problem has wide implications: Properties that are dramatically underassessed unfairly spread the tax burden onto everyone else.—
A.D. Quig,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Mar. 2025
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On the surface, this decision makes a lot of sense.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
17 Mar. 2025
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Rather than surprising the audience with the plane crash that sets off Death’s design, each iteration of the script opens with a sense of foreboding that something is wrong.—
Todd Gilchrist,
Variety,
17 Mar. 2025
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But like many cold cases, as with Barbara Newhall Follett, the meaning can only be realized in fiction.—
Patti Callahan Henry,
People.com,
16 Mar. 2025
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With a fervor that is another aspect of his ongoing meaning to the franchise — a legendary work ethic that remains the model.—
Vahe Gregorian,
Kansas City Star,
16 Mar. 2025
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Our seven-part guide has helpful hints to achieve better sleep. CNN — I’m captivated by my new personal health tracker, a Christmas gift from my husband.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN,
10 Mar. 2025
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Here are some hints for today’s Quordle game, followed by the answers: What Are Today’s Quordle Hints?—
Kris Holt,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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What Was on Epstein’s Computers and Cameras There were indications that computer hard drives had been removed from Epstein’s Palm Beach and Manhattan homes before law enforcement searches of the respective properties more than a decade apart.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
8 Mar. 2025
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There were no indications Thursday of the team folding its cards on the season.—
Jeremy Rutherford,
The Athletic,
7 Mar. 2025
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Those types of definitions won’t apply to college athletes, some of whom will be paid by their schools.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
17 Mar. 2025
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Introduce agents as the solution and offer up some sort of definition of agentic AI that reflects either the current state of the market or something very specific to what your company offers.—
Jason Andersen,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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Council President Victoria Vasquez thanked Lennar for making so many changes, including implementing her suggestion of larger lots backing up on natural areas.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Mar. 2025
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Polite suggestions morph into silent judgment before the awkward pressure builds to a point so fine not even tweezers could pull the thorny social situation out.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
8 Mar. 2025
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In an effort to buck up the troops, Altemus has been communicating this message to employees over the last week.—
Eric Berger,
Ars Technica,
13 Mar. 2025
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Morris didn’t respond to messages requesting comment.—
Mike Hixenbaugh,
NBC News,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Connotation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/connotation. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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