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Recent Examples of denotation But the New Zealand Department of Conservation lists the reptiles as at risk — relict, a denotation reserved for species that declined to a small population but have since stabilized. Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 22 July 2024 Language, unlike code, has connotations and denotations that make organizing it for human consumption a much more complex task, says Dr. Harbin. Leonardo Bevilacqua, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 June 2024 What does 4/20 mean? April 20, or 4/20 in its calendar denotation, is a holiday celebrated by many weed-smokers both in the United States and around the globe. Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 19 Apr. 2023 Deaths are included if a person has a positive COVID-19 test and a death certificate denotation, a record of symptoms consistent with COVID-19 that progress from illness to death, or a determination by the medical examiner’s office that there is no other cause of death, Trimble said. Dallas News, 5 Aug. 2020 Cleverly staging appearance as disappearance, connotation serves as denotation. Jerrine Tan, Wired, 4 Aug. 2022 The word hacker itself seems to carry a whiff of punk rebellion, its implied sophistication contrasting with a denotation of smashing and severing. Darryn King, The Atlantic, 14 Nov. 2020 Through this preaching, white dominance in political, judicial, and economic affairs became denotations of the will of the universe instead of means of racial control. Jared Yates Sexton, The New Republic, 25 Mar. 2020 The registered office street address for Ghost Gunner, Inc. in its 2017 Public Information Record (PIR) is the same address listed as Wilson’s personal address in his denotation as director of Defense Distributed in its 2017 PIR (PDF). Nathan Mattise, Ars Technica, 6 Oct. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for denotation
Noun
  • The directing pair, who also work under the ‘Similar But Different’ moniker, started out in commercials and music videos.
    Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 14 May 2025
  • Tickets for the one-day music festival headlined and created by Ryan Raddon, who goes by the moniker Kaskade, are on sale now at sunsoakedofficial.com.
    Charlie Vargas, Oc Register, 9 May 2025
Noun
  • These abstract metaphors for legal deformation, social imprisonment, and corrupted meaning are spaces where American experience is currently, frequently twisted.
    Armond White, National Review, 14 May 2025
  • Both men anticipated futures in which language and meaning are compromised, but in radically different ways.
    Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
Noun
  • But whatever the nomenclature, keeping BE FAST in mind could lead to more examples like Wanda Mercer, who shared her experience in a previous column.
    Paula Span, New York Times, 17 May 2025
  • Continue to prioritize high organic rankings through content optimization, metadata, file nomenclature and link building, as AI favors top-ranking sites.
    Larry Gurreri, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The story is like a gentle hug, wrapping you up in a sense of comfort and contentment.
    American Booksellers Association, USA Today, 17 May 2025
  • In that sense, not much has changed from last year at this time.
    Arpon Basu, New York Times, 16 May 2025
Noun
  • The Texas Department of Public Safety runs the database but local law enforcement agencies are responsible for entering the names.
    Rick Jervis, USA Today, 18 May 2025
  • Cal Fire Madera-Mariposa-Merced Unit Fire type: Wildfire Fire name: Main Fire Main Fire initially started 7:08 p.m. May 16 in Merced County.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 17 May 2025
Noun
  • Against that backdrop, Monday’s meeting has taken on a heightened significance.
    Jeanna Smialek, New York Times, 18 May 2025
  • With the restoration complete, the film’s premiere at Cannes Classics takes on special significance for its original stars.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 May 2025
Noun
  • The title looks like a novelty, so an uptempo song seems obvious.
    Tom Roland, Billboard, 9 May 2025
  • But, just like the last time the Dodgers tried to defend a World Series title, the National League West isn’t presenting the easiest of paths.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
Noun
  • Fox Corporation announced May 12 that its new streaming service featuring all of its entertainment, news and sports content, will be launching this fall and dubbed Fox One.
    Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 13 May 2025
  • This test rates a PC's performance for content creation and multimedia applications.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 12 May 2025

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“Denotation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/denotation. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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