as in to imply
formal, of a word
to make you think about (something) in addition to the word's meaning
The word "childlike" connotes innocence. For her, the word "family" connotes love and comfort.
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Recent Examples of connote
Players are listed with their graduation year, their maiden name and symbols connoting their major honors.
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Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 12 Mar. 2025
Tattoos can connote in-group belonging or membership to a subculture.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 1 May 2025
Baseball season connotes spring bloom, summer sunburns and gorgeous green pastures.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
But with Owsley acid, purity connotes something more than the molecular immaculacy of the compound.
—John Semley, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2025
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Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 12 Mar. 2025
Tattoos can connote in-group belonging or membership to a subculture.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 1 May 2025
Baseball season connotes spring bloom, summer sunburns and gorgeous green pastures.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
But with Owsley acid, purity connotes something more than the molecular immaculacy of the compound.
—John Semley, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for connote
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As its name implies, placing the radiometer in light produces a measurable change: the blades start spinning.—
Andrew Cunningham,
ArsTechnica,
14 Aug. 2025
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That implies roughly 28% potential upside ahead for Sunrun shares, which have gained more than 18% this year.—
Pia Singh,
CNBC,
14 Aug. 2025
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In this psychological thriller, readers are taken on a wild ride that truly denotes that not everything that glitters is gold, and that the wealthy have their fair share of secrets and problems, too.—
Lynnette Nicholas,
Parents,
14 Aug. 2025
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The Cree, located primarily in Canada, know it as the flying up moon, denoting the time of year when young birds are learning to fly, while the Assiniboine people, who are originally from the Northern Great Plains, call it the black cherries moon to mark when cherries are becoming ripe.—
Gina Park,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
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However, the move toward Beijing does not signify a fundamental reshaping of India’s relationships in the Indo-Pacific, experts said.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
20 Aug. 2025
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Tech leaders like Amazon and Nvidia are investing heavily in AI (paywall) for healthcare, signifying a larger commitment to improving patient care and operational efficiency.—
Trushant Mehta,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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At the time, a key restriction required patients to pick up the medication in person at a hospital, clinic or medical office, which meant the doctor would have had to involve many of his colleagues in order to stock and dispense the medication, Kaye said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
24 Aug. 2025
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That means that Pink Floyd’s masterpiece saw its sales spike 72% from one period to the next.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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“Connote.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/connote. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.
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