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meanings

noun

plural of meaning

as in senses

the idea that is conveyed or intended to be conveyed to the mind by language, symbol, or action the unmistakable meaning of the skier's upraised arms as he finished his spectacular run

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something that one hopes or intends to accomplish the people have a right to know what the president's meaning is in getting the nation involved in this war

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Recent Examples of meanings Many of these ghostly impressions and meanings have survived to the present day. — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 24 Oct. 2026 As the South has become more and more industrialized over the past half-century, these social meanings associated with the accent’s use now highlight a disconnect between its new urban vibe and its older, traditional rural one. — Valerie M. Fridland, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2026 The museum acknowledges its reputation as a freak show and, in response, doubles down on the meanings of curiosity. — Daniel Barnum, Longreads, 15 Oct. 2026 The expression has different meanings across cultures, rarely referring to its literal translation. — Annika Pham, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026 Carlson’s essay offers a deeper look at the elaborate symbolic language surrounding 22, A Million, including the meanings behind the album’s unusual song titles and iconography. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 30 Sep. 2026 The terms adjourned and continued are similar but have distinct meanings. — Michael Ruiz , Kayleigh McEnany , Bryan Llenas, FOXNews.com, 28 Sep. 2026 Artist Jitish Kallat has been fascinated for years with the meanings of space exploration. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 17 Sep. 2026 The name Adepoju translates to meanings of royalty and abundance in the Nigerian Yoruba language. — Pj Green september 16, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2026

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Noun

The Find + Follow Air Purifier senses areas of high air pollutants in the home – such as where residents are cooking, smoking or burning candles – and adjusts its position to clean this air.

— Tracy Achonwa, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026
The five senses — sound, touch, taste, vision and smell — are all key blocks of memory building.

— Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 22 Oct. 2026

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The benefit of being an official NFL partner is more for marketing purposes instead of anything that actually impacts lines.

— OutKick, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026
Well, myself and the people in my office, but yes, for all intents and purposes, it has not been seen by anyone.

— Marlow Stern, Variety, 27 Oct. 2026

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Roger McQueen scored his first NHL goal and Cutter Gauthier ended his nine-game drought with two goals for the Ducks, who led 3-1 in the first period before getting blitzed 6-0 by Buffalo over the next 35 minutes.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
Gwath also spoke with athletic director DeWayne Peevy about the bigger-picture goals at DePaul, which has improved from three wins in 2023-24 — the season before Holtmann arrived — to 16-16 and 8-12 in the Big East last season.

— Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of goals

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While Bukele is admired by many people in Haiti for his take-charge style, his deployment has also created ripples, raising concerns about his ultimate intentions.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2026
That’s not to say that Anthropic will go down the same path, only that writing worthy intentions into an official document isn’t the same as writing them into stone.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of intentions

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Copyright protects a program’s code, Grimmelmann says, but not the algorithms and ideas the code implements.

— Peter Hall, Scientific American, 30 Oct. 2026
Almost all the controls were electronic buttons, and the dashboard was entirely digital—two ideas that sound reasonable today but were nightmarishly complex in the mid-1970s.

— Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of ideas

Noun

Luigi Carbone, Pope Leo XIV's physician, said the pontiff's recovery from lung cancer surgery won't stop plans for a visit to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru involving a dozen flights and two helicopter rides to high altitudes.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026
The company behind Claude AI announced plans to commit 5% of its shares to a new Anthropic Public Benefit Fund, subject to stockholder approval.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026

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