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Recent Examples of denotative Semantic bleaching is another linguistic process whereby the denotative content of a word is stripped away. 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
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Adjective
  • Kelly Pedersen, partner and global retail leader at PwC, said the fact that 40 percent of parents will cut their spending on apparel and shoes is indicative of consumer sentiment at large.
    Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 24 June 2025
  • Text Capture is indicative of Google's strategy to make AI features as frictionless as possible.
    Michael Muchmore, PC Magazine, 23 June 2025
Adjective
  • Trump’s recent attitude toward TV news is reflective of that of the rest of the country, though millions are still watching Fox News.
    Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
  • Xi was tougher than most, but his behavior was still reflective of the context of the times.
    Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025

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“Denotative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/denotative. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.

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