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as in mattered
to be of importance
never mind, as the color of the room doesn't signify in the least
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as in meant
to communicate or convey (as an idea) to the mind
the symbol failed to signify anything to me—until I realized that it was upside down
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Recent Examples of signified
Ryan Poles’ first major move as Bears general manager signified his willingness to tear down the Bears roster in a rebuild.
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Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
Plus, Labor Day signified that school would start soon.
—Steven P. Dinkin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
Plus, Labor Day signified that school would start soon.
—Steven P. Dinkin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for signified
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But none of that mattered to Tyler.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Sep. 2025
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That idea of respect mattered to them.—
Dev Patnaik,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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This meant having a base in the Bahamas, where the Lewis family have their Albany resort.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Two and a half years ago, Ashish Jha was the White House’s COVID-19 response coordinator, a job that meant getting as much of the country as possible on board with the federal government’s approach to public health.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
5 Sep. 2025
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However, Fazio notes that some vitamin supplementation, like with iron, should only be used in specific cases and otherwise avoided unless clearly indicated by a professional.—
Brianna Peters,
Vogue,
6 Sep. 2025
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As part of their warnings, AI leaders have also indicated that entirely new jobs will surface with the AI boom.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Kiger made some measurements of the animal and weighed it in at 130 pounds.—
Tim Kelly,
Outdoor Life,
4 Sep. 2025
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Emails obtained by The Star showed that top Missouri officials weighed the legality of the move late last month.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
3 Sep. 2025
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Figure 6 compares Klarna’s implied future NOPAT in these scenarios to its historical NOPAT.—
David Trainer,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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DeSantis implied that, with increasing property tax revenue coming into the county, the county was hoarding money in reserves rather than applying it to taxpayer initiatives.—
Josh Salman,
Miami Herald,
29 Aug. 2025
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Those documents are denoted by an icon of a piece of paper next to the entry in the chronological case summary.—
Cate Charron,
IndyStar,
2 Sep. 2025
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Anything that has already opened, or will open before the 26th, is box-office ineligible and will be denoted as such in the guide.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Signified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/signified. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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