denoted

verb

past tense of denote
1
as in signified
to communicate or convey (as an idea) to the mind a flashing red light that denotes danger

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2
as in indicated
to serve as a sign or symptom of the unkempt yard denotes a homeowner with little concern for the well-being of his neighborhood

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Recent Examples of denoted The downtrend channel that took hold in December 2024 has come into secular support from the monthly cloud model, denoted by the shading on the chart. — Katie Stockton, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2026 The machine generated about a dozen or so graphs, marked by human figures and bursts of colors that denoted energy fields, broken down by organ—and even tooth. — Jessica Sulima, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Oct. 2026 Farrar’s post was a tiny script, of sorts, in which a character makes a pronouncement that is then interrupted by an action denoted by asterisks. — David MacK, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026 Notable injuries will be denoted for affected players but may not be updated immediately. — Jake Ciely, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026 In their view, the image separating the letters Π and Ι from Λ, Α, Τ and Ο denoted two separate words. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 3 Sep. 2026 In the past, Reputation has always been denoted by the color black, but during the Eras Tour, Swift famously only wore a black and red bodysuit during the Reputation set of the show. — Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 30 Aug. 2026 One of the factors that may cause this type of aHUS is pregnancy, as denoted by p-aHUS. — Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026 This is denoted by a marginal risk from the Storm Prediction Center. — Ahmad Bajjey, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for denoted
  1. signified
  2. indicated
  3. meant
  4. implied
Verb
  • At the sound of Mary’s greeting, Elizabeth felt her baby leap in her womb, which signified that John had become sanctified and cleansed of original sin, as if by baptism, according to Catholic doctrine.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Whatever the detail signified, this was his final bow for Saint Laurent.
    — Luke Leitch, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of signified
Verb
  • To that point, some advisers indicated to Semafor that the results rolling in so far were not surprising to them.
    — Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 4 Nov. 2026
  • But polls indicated that the economy — not crime — was the top concern for North Carolina voters this year.
    — Colin Campbell, NPR, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of indicated
Verb
  • Lehane said OpenAI’s views are meant to offer an alternative to extremes around AI.
    — Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The central legal question was whether Missouri could use the map, meant to help Republicans gain an additional House seat, in the midterm elections before voters had a chance to approve it through a statewide reference.
    — Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of meant
Verb
  • These results implied either that the models were engaged in two unrelated forms of introspection, or that one of the processes wasn’t introspection after all.
    — Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 4 Nov. 2026
  • In August, after Piker implied that Jews' support for Israel puts them at risk of personal violence, El-Sayed sought to distance himself from the controversy, saying Piker did not speak for the campaign.
    — Barbara Sprunt, NPR, 1 Nov. 2026
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