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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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Regular check-ins, open feedback loops and sharing success stories kept energy high and reminded everyone why the effort mattered.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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All that mattered was the affront to the king.—
Óscar Martínez & Carlos Martínez,
The Dial,
16 Sep. 2025
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If all this rulemaking simply meant lower water usage, consumers would likely cheer at the lower water bills.—
Jeremy Lott,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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It was meant to show how the history of human evolution arises from our literary relationship to the earth.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Tom Chittum, a former ATF Associate Deputy Director had predicted the single shot fired at Kirk indicated a bolt action rifle was used.—
Will Carless,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Reviews indicated that this shirt had been available for sale since November 2024 but the description shows it has been remarketed in the wake of Kirk's killing.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Monica Di Giacomo weighed 320 pounds and no trainer would take her on.—
Laura Trujillo,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Harris briefly weighed a run for governor of California before ruling it out in July, leaving open the possibility of another presidential campaign in 2028.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
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But the statement also implied that Newsom is hesitant to provide a loan without baking in greater oversight over how funds are spent.—
Kate Talerico,
Mercury News,
10 Sep. 2025
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Figure 8 compares JPMorgan Chase’s historical NOPAT to the NOPAT implied in each of the above scenarios.—
David Trainer,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The subsequent breakout lifted NIO above key resistance from the weekly cloud model, a long-term trend following tool denoted by the shaded area on the chart.—
Katie Stockton,
CNBC,
15 Sep. 2025
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Skill comes from effort Cognitive psychologists have argued that our thoughts and decisions are the result of two processing modes, commonly denoted as System 1 and System 2.—
Brian W. Stone,
The Conversation,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Signified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/signified. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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