as in implying
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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The bank upgraded BioAge to buy from neutral on Wednesday, doubling its 12-month price target on the stock to $10 from $5, implying 89% upside from Tuesday’s close.—
Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
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Asked whether he had been approached about reconstruction efforts in Gaza, Alabbar said no, and that Emaar would not be interested, implying that Israel should be responsible for rebuilding the territory, to applause from the audience.—
Kelsey Warner,
semafor.com,
22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Ari Aster's sophomore directorial effort might seem like another atmospheric cultish folk horror, but the film uses the genre as a symbolic journey for the overcoming of grief and shedding one life for another.—
Steven Thrash,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Oct. 2025
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Ancient Origins continues that archaeologists expected to find human remains or grave goods, the absence of which communicated to researchers that the site was a cenotaph, a symbolic grave for someone who was laid to rest elsewhere.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Oct. 2025
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Blue circles mark Taiwan’s naval assets, with red denoting China’s.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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The car is now known as the 718—a reference to the Porsche that won the Targa Florio race in 1959 and 1960—with the Boxster and Cayman names denoting the vehicle’s body style.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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But as multiple advertising world sources note, Apple has hired its fair share of TV and streaming video veterans over the past couple of years, which, when combined with this newfound desire to cut deals to expand Apple TV’s reach, is certainly suggestive of broader ambitions.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Oct. 2025
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Competing in a new space The upcoming feature puts OpenAI in direct competition with Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot, which has leaned into suggestive and anime-style interactions.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Oct. 2025
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After losing a tables match to The Hardys, Bubba Ray and D-Von Dudley left their boots in the ring, signifying the end of their careers.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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Another map visualizes clean-up locations throughout the city, with the size of each dot signifying the amount of debris that was cleared from each site.—
Hannah Elsmore,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Oct. 2025
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The shower peaks around the monthly new moon phase, meaning that there'll be no natural light pollution to ruin the cosmic show.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
20 Oct. 2025
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Approximately 48% of the aircraft positions reviewed were MLAT (multilateration) data, meaning that some geographic data points were recorded less frequently than with other signal types.—
Natasha Bertrand,
CNN Money,
19 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Rather than viewing the insinuating and undeniably creepy Gacy as an inherent threat, Macmanus finds the tragedy in the disparate and desperate circumstances amid which Gacy might have represented an illusion of hope.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Oct. 2025
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In the process, the day-to-day nightmare of Dana’s new reality gets lost, even if the more insinuating discomfort of her present-day reality has been enhanced.—
Daniel Fienberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
8 Dec. 2022
Adjective
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There’s a little freedom to his hockey, an expressive, creative way of looking at it.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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Additionally, the mill offers experimental coatings and creative color treatments, resulting in bold and expressive takes on denim.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Connoting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/connoting. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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