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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 connotes
As for men, women prefer a financially stronger individual which connotes safety and security.
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Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
Meta’s decision to remove its most egregious guidelines only after facing media scrutiny connotes an approach to AI development that prioritizes policy opacity and public relations over transparency and safety as core values.
—Douglas B. Laney, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2025
Moldings of spring flowers spangle the wall to the left of the entryway, representing the more volatile top notes, while bronze work connotes middle notes and travertine, base notes.
—Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
Meta’s decision to remove its most egregious guidelines only after facing media scrutiny connotes an approach to AI development that prioritizes policy opacity and public relations over transparency and safety as core values.
—Douglas B. Laney, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2025
Moldings of spring flowers spangle the wall to the left of the entryway, representing the more volatile top notes, while bronze work connotes middle notes and travertine, base notes.
—Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for connotes
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If true, this implies Neanderthals engaged in similar cultural activities to those pursued by some of their contemporary Homo sapiens.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
30 Oct. 2025
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As of October 27, the CME FedWatch tool derived from 30-Day Fed Funds futures implies a roughly 98% probability that the Fed trims the policy rate by 25 basis points this week.—
Robert Daugherty,
Forbes.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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The 3rd House is ruled by Scorpio, which denotes a need for truth in all communication.—
Lisa Stardust,
Vogue,
2 Oct. 2025
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Offering a complete range of tailored clothing, leather jackets, footwear, and accessories, JV denotes the taste of high fashion with a rebel aesthetic.—
Cassell Ferere,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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While the northern portion of the eyewall began moving ashore earlier on Tuesday morning, landfall signifies the moment when a hurricane's center crosses the shore onto land.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
28 Oct. 2025
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Elsewhere in the Variety interview, Shakira noted that Bad Bunny's ascension signifies the rise of Spanish-language pop around the world.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Oct. 2025
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This means that filter-feeding oysters would have been able to pass all of Chesapeake Bay’s water through their gills in one day, Mann and Lockwood calculated.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
31 Oct. 2025
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Facing more back fives and low blocks means Palace have relied on back-post crosses from the half-space more, either by Pino or Guehi.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Connotes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/connotes. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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