as in indicative
indicating something
a string of absences from this course will be seen as denotative of the student's lack of interest in it
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Recent Examples of denotative
Semantic bleaching is another linguistic process whereby the denotative content of a word is stripped away.
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Brandon Tensley, CNN, 10 July 2022
The paragon of such an attempt is something like Jia Tolentino’s Trick Mirror, a work that stands as a denotative record of the social media shift, yet still falls to the same difficulties that characterize other cultural criticism of this type.
—SPIN, 8 Feb. 2022
Brandon Tensley, CNN, 10 July 2022
The paragon of such an attempt is something like Jia Tolentino’s Trick Mirror, a work that stands as a denotative record of the social media shift, yet still falls to the same difficulties that characterize other cultural criticism of this type.
—SPIN, 8 Feb. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for denotative
Adjective
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The disappearance of the streetscape, put in place following the George Floyd protests in 2020, is indicative of what’s happened in Trump 2.0 — an all-out war on diversity, equity and inclusion programs, in the government and outside of it.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
18 May 2025
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If New York’s Game 6 performance was indicative of what’s to come, the team may not be done playing for a while.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
17 May 2025
Adjective
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The city of Alameda, Calif., halted an experiment to spray sea-salt particles skyward to make clouds more reflective.—
Alec Luhn,
Scientific American,
20 May 2025
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For far too long, hearing folks have co-opted and told our stories, and 100% of them are not reflective of our experiences.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them.,
19 May 2025
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“Denotative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/denotative. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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