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as in signified
to communicate or convey (as an idea) to the mind
a flashing red light that denotes danger
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Recent Examples of denoted
In cases where The Athletic shortened their comments or posed specific follow-up questions about a play, those transitions are denoted by ellipses.
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Josh Robbins, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Sneakers in the Alpha Project range were denoted by a five-dot logo placed inconspicuously throughout the design.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 27 Jan. 2026
It’s not denoted as dishwasher safe.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 4 Dec. 2025
In the Nile Valley there are hieroglyphs galore that signify weather systems; and, being invisible and inexplicable, wind is denoted by its effect rather than its reality.
—Big Think, 18 Nov. 2025
Previous downturns of this nature, denoted by red arrows on the chart, resulted in consolidation phases lasting several weeks.
—Katie Stockton, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2025
The iCBT group showed large reductions in social anxiety compared to the control group, with effect sizes that denoted very strong effects.
—New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2025
They are denoted with an asterisk in the minimum and maximum tuition columns.
—Rachel Wegner, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
To reduce transport emissions, the resort sources many of its ingredients locally, which is denoted with the initials LS on menus.
—Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2025
Josh Robbins, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Sneakers in the Alpha Project range were denoted by a five-dot logo placed inconspicuously throughout the design.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 27 Jan. 2026
It’s not denoted as dishwasher safe.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 4 Dec. 2025
In the Nile Valley there are hieroglyphs galore that signify weather systems; and, being invisible and inexplicable, wind is denoted by its effect rather than its reality.
—Big Think, 18 Nov. 2025
Previous downturns of this nature, denoted by red arrows on the chart, resulted in consolidation phases lasting several weeks.
—Katie Stockton, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2025
The iCBT group showed large reductions in social anxiety compared to the control group, with effect sizes that denoted very strong effects.
—New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2025
They are denoted with an asterisk in the minimum and maximum tuition columns.
—Rachel Wegner, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
To reduce transport emissions, the resort sources many of its ingredients locally, which is denoted with the initials LS on menus.
—Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for denoted
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Her initial answer signified a momentary breaking point within the Democratic field as others in the race voiced their disagreement.—
Jessie Opoien,
jsonline.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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Relatedly, the green cane stalks signified an early Caribbean sugar industry run on slave labor.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
9 Feb. 2026
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Divided Federal Reserve officials at their January meeting indicated that further interest rate cuts should be paused for now but could resume later in the year only if inflation cooperates.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
18 Feb. 2026
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Osta indicated there are no increases planned for the foreseeable future.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Viewers voted to create teams for every major round of the competition, which meant the trainees were constantly reassembled into new lineups, with low-ranking contestants eliminated.—
Rebecca Cairns,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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That meant Grove was the U’s only post player, and the Alexandria native stepped up against Ducks’ 7-footer Nate Bittle with a career high 13 points and a team-high-tying eight rebounds.—
Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
18 Feb. 2026
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Traditionally, programming a robot implied writing thousands of lines of code to define every movement.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Feb. 2026
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Here, the goo is more implied than actually seen, but in a movie full of sexualized fluids, this is definitely the most literal and the most explicit.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Denoted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/denoted. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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