Thesaurus results for SIGNIFICATIONS

significations

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plural of signification

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the idea that is conveyed or intended to be conveyed to the mind by language, symbol, or action we should assume that the author is using the word in its ordinary signification

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Recent Examples of significations Both artists draw from their Renaissance references to take up the significations of light, mass, and scale. — Horace D. Ballard, Artforum, 22 Apr. 2026

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American Horror Story is a show that balances the dramatic and the hysterical in both meanings of the word.

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2026
Hooper was always the kind of director, like many of his peers, who was comfortable with referencing other movies and using those references in conversation with his own work to create new meanings.

— Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 28 Oct. 2026

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Thus the state never intentionally confronts a man’s sense, intellectual or moral, but only his body, his senses.

— René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
The spidey senses of a Monterey school administrator started tingling when an invoice the food services director submitted for eggs, bacon and potatoes at Costco came with an exorbitant price tag.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026

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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

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