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adjective

meaning

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verb

present participle of mean
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as in indicating
to serve as a sign or symptom of these colder nights mean autumn has truly arrived

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Noun
The magical experiences and their significant meaning often fade without pre-dosing planning and post-session support. Sonia Singh, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025 Both of us became members on the campuses of HBCUs (she at Delaware State University and me at North Carolina A&T State University), which deepens the meaning of our legacy. Essence, 3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
The more money one has, the less meaning work has to that person. Big Think, 14 Aug. 2025
Verb
Currently, all treatments are supportive, meaning the child is treated with antibiotics while doctors deal with the abnormal immune responses and wait for the return of normal function. Dr. Marc Siegel , Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2025 Fans of the original series know that Diane is a future ex-wife of Gibbs, meaning that season 2 could very well reveal the origins of their (ultimately doomed) love story. Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for meaning
Recent Examples of Synonyms for meaning
Noun
  • Your goals can determine the type of account that makes the most sense.
    Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
  • For a generation living in great uncertainty—from the GFC to COVID to cost-of-living pressures—Trump’s disruptive appeal offers both a protest and a sense of control.
    Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Personality and purpose Upon entering the home, the first room one notices is Catherine's spacious office, which sits just to the left of the front door.
    Lennie Omalza, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 Oct. 2025
  • While the Sixers theoretically have four centers, one is the brittle Joel Embiid, two are youngsters who haven’t clearly established themselves yet (Adem Bona and Johni Broome) and the other is a near-the-end Andre Drummond, who might also be traded for tax purposes.
    John Hollinger, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The department’s content warnings include mild romantic situations and notions of matchmaking, gentle social satire, occasional passive-aggressive dialogue and very mild suggestive themes (but nothing explicit).
    Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 1 Oct. 2025
  • This result is suggestive but not conclusive, as it was based on modeling and not direct measurements.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But Rieff also invokes sickness in another sense, denoting that which is morally repugnant.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Or maybe the font is just denoting the cloistered lives of the people at this film’s center.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The unexpected September hit that broke anime movie records has Hollywood weighing future releases of what some consider a niche genre.
    Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
  • And so a judge is weighing that and the guidelines specifically allow for conduct not considered in the guidelines.
    Tracy Wright , Lauryn Overhultz , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Fast food chain Cookout is planning to open at least 19 new restaurants.
    Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Anyone planning to bring an exotic animal into Kentucky is required to have transportation permit.
    Lillian Metzmeier, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Currently, there is no data indicating the containment progress of the fire and its cause remains unknown.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Smashing Machine even gets an A24-like CinemaScore of B-, indicating a divide among those who watched it.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Historic Kansas City, in a statement last week, highlighted the Jeserich and Ward buildings’ significance.
    Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Many players found new homes via free agency, but outside of that, nothing of major significance happened.
    Ricardo Klein, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025

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