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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
Her initial answer signified a momentary breaking point within the Democratic field as others in the race voiced their disagreement.
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Jessie Opoien, jsonline.com, 10 Feb. 2026
Relatedly, the green cane stalks signified an early Caribbean sugar industry run on slave labor.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 9 Feb. 2026
Scattered throughout the sellout crowd at the last worlds before the Milan Cortina Olympics were the equally conspicuous rainbow flags that for nearly 50 years have signified pride within the LGBTQ+ community.
—Dallas Morning News, 29 Jan. 2026
That likely signified the departure of pending free agent Artermi Panarin, at a bare minimum.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 18 Jan. 2026
The album signified a resurgence of her musical career, earning her a Grammy Award nomination for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance, and is now the title of the upcoming documentary.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 14 Jan. 2026
In days of old, that signified no parking.
—Glae Thien, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
Anora‘s sweep of the guilds and the top Oscar signified strong industry consensus about the indie darling.
—Beatrice Verhoeven, HollywoodReporter, 21 Dec. 2025
These conditions are normally signified by the National Weather Service declaring an extreme cold warning (approximately minus 25-degree conditions) for an extended period of time during the university's normal operating hours.
—Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 1 Dec. 2025
Jessie Opoien, jsonline.com, 10 Feb. 2026
Relatedly, the green cane stalks signified an early Caribbean sugar industry run on slave labor.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 9 Feb. 2026
Scattered throughout the sellout crowd at the last worlds before the Milan Cortina Olympics were the equally conspicuous rainbow flags that for nearly 50 years have signified pride within the LGBTQ+ community.
—Dallas Morning News, 29 Jan. 2026
That likely signified the departure of pending free agent Artermi Panarin, at a bare minimum.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 18 Jan. 2026
The album signified a resurgence of her musical career, earning her a Grammy Award nomination for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance, and is now the title of the upcoming documentary.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 14 Jan. 2026
In days of old, that signified no parking.
—Glae Thien, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
Anora‘s sweep of the guilds and the top Oscar signified strong industry consensus about the indie darling.
—Beatrice Verhoeven, HollywoodReporter, 21 Dec. 2025
These conditions are normally signified by the National Weather Service declaring an extreme cold warning (approximately minus 25-degree conditions) for an extended period of time during the university's normal operating hours.
—Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 1 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for signified
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That became impossible to ignore as my son grew—not as a word-learner to be modeled but as a fragile human being whose words mattered because his life did.—
Deb Roy,
The Atlantic,
15 Feb. 2026
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All that mattered to Kim was coming full circle.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
15 Feb. 2026
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Viewers voted to create teams for every major round of the competition, which meant the trainees were constantly reassembled into new lineups, with low-ranking contestants eliminated.—
Rebecca Cairns,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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That meant Grove was the U’s only post player, and the Alexandria native stepped up against Ducks’ 7-footer Nate Bittle with a career high 13 points and a team-high-tying eight rebounds.—
Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
18 Feb. 2026
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Divided Federal Reserve officials at their January meeting indicated that further interest rate cuts should be paused for now but could resume later in the year only if inflation cooperates.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
18 Feb. 2026
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Osta indicated there are no increases planned for the foreseeable future.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Those expectations would have weighed heavily on most first-year players, even before considering Watkins’ shadow looming over all the proceedings.—
Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Feb. 2026
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The lows, on and off the field, weighed much heavier than the limited highs for the Phillies.—
Charlotte Varnes,
New York Times,
12 Feb. 2026
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Traditionally, programming a robot implied writing thousands of lines of code to define every movement.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Feb. 2026
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Here, the goo is more implied than actually seen, but in a movie full of sexualized fluids, this is definitely the most literal and the most explicit.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
16 Feb. 2026
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In cases where The Athletic shortened their comments or posed specific follow-up questions about a play, those transitions are denoted by ellipses.—
Josh Robbins,
New York Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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Sneakers in the Alpha Project range were denoted by a five-dot logo placed inconspicuously throughout the design.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Signified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/signified. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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