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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 connotations
For many of us, pink comes with youthful connotations.
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Minty Mellon, Vogue, 26 Mar. 2026
While being essential tools, knives and axes have violent connotations, suggesting a history of violence and seve- rance.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 16 Mar. 2026
There are enough negative connotations associated with the clubs for the NBA to be scared and to stop the Hawks’ plans.
—Jason Jones, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026
No image more so than Smith’s Invisible Hand, with its spooky, occult, and gothic connotations that strike me as precisely appropriate.
—Literary Hub, 9 Mar. 2026
But even as residents and visitors celebrated the Year of the Fire Horse, many were also celebrating a local who seemed to exemplify the symbol’s connotations of strength, speed and momentum — Olympian Alysa Liu.
—Christian Leonard, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Feb. 2026
In this way, the bro construction exploits the vaguely negative connotations attached to masculinity in order to tar something else with the same brush.
—Dan Brooks, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2026
Here, however, the connotations of an overeager creator whose outsized intentions come crashing down to earth seem accidental.
—Eric Kohn, IndieWire, 25 Feb. 2026
Jade is a plant and a stone, with connotations of balance and healing and wellness in Eastern medicine.
—David Oliver, USA Today, 15 Feb. 2026
Minty Mellon, Vogue, 26 Mar. 2026
While being essential tools, knives and axes have violent connotations, suggesting a history of violence and seve- rance.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 16 Mar. 2026
There are enough negative connotations associated with the clubs for the NBA to be scared and to stop the Hawks’ plans.
—Jason Jones, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026
No image more so than Smith’s Invisible Hand, with its spooky, occult, and gothic connotations that strike me as precisely appropriate.
—Literary Hub, 9 Mar. 2026
But even as residents and visitors celebrated the Year of the Fire Horse, many were also celebrating a local who seemed to exemplify the symbol’s connotations of strength, speed and momentum — Olympian Alysa Liu.
—Christian Leonard, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Feb. 2026
In this way, the bro construction exploits the vaguely negative connotations attached to masculinity in order to tar something else with the same brush.
—Dan Brooks, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2026
Here, however, the connotations of an overeager creator whose outsized intentions come crashing down to earth seem accidental.
—Eric Kohn, IndieWire, 25 Feb. 2026
Jade is a plant and a stone, with connotations of balance and healing and wellness in Eastern medicine.
—David Oliver, USA Today, 15 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for connotations
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How the game is aired will have implications for the way audiences perceive the sport.—
Kayla Hayempour,
NBC news,
27 Mar. 2026
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If the pair pull it off, the implications could be massive, revealing AI’s potential to convincingly resurrect and reinvent our cinematic history — a potential that before the tech had remained firmly theoretical.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Mar. 2026
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To human senses, fibrous seagrass roots running through sediment can be boring.—
David George Haskell,
Big Think,
27 Mar. 2026
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The walk is led by a blind docent who will talk about the importance of senses in exploring nature.—
Carlos Rico,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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But in the excitement over human exploration of the moon, the meanings behind the missions' namesakes and the mythological figures that inspired them can get lost.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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Monet sent letters and postcards across a continent of space and a century of time, to be imbued with new and varied meanings by every curator, software engineer, child, and parent who lays eyes on them.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
25 Mar. 2026
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The summit's themes include AI and the future of learning, as well as the impact of tech on youth mental health.—
Sooji Nam,
CBS News,
25 Mar. 2026
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The composer’s electronic-leaning score is built on ambient synths and recurring romantic themes, underscoring the central relationship between rival hockey players Shane Hollander (Hudson Williams) and Ilya Rozanov (Conor Storrie).—
Anna Tingley,
Variety,
25 Mar. 2026
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And excitingly, there are structural hints with WISPIT 2's protoplanetary disk of more forming protoplanets.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
24 Mar. 2026
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Jay has also been dropping hints about being back outside this year.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
24 Mar. 2026
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Early indications suggest the policy shift has helped revive shipments to Europe, where buyers have adjusted more quickly to the new licensing regime.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Mar. 2026
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Humongous, but early indications suggest Smith is up for the job.—
Cedric Golden,
Austin American Statesman,
20 Mar. 2026
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Bakri uses different voices and facial expressions for each, encouraging his students to dream broadly and praising their wild suggestions for where reading can take them.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
24 Mar. 2026
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The administration has since walked back suggestions that McDonald would report directly to the White House instead of senior Justice Department leaders.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Mar. 2026
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These pivotal memories of Clark and Floyd’s buddy romance amount to another darkly comic portrait of a nontoxic male friendship — complete with nontraditional definitions of manhood that place meaningful friendships over monolithic strength — all built on a foundation of lies and insecurities.—
Andy Andersen,
Vulture,
23 Mar. 2026
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The report argues that without standardized definitions and reporting requirements, policymakers and businesses will continue to operate with incomplete or inconsistent information.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Connotations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/connotations. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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