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as in means
to be of importance
never mind, as the color of the room doesn't signify in the least
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as in implies
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 signifies
While the northern portion of the eyewall began moving ashore earlier on Tuesday morning, landfall signifies the moment when a hurricane's center crosses the shore onto land.
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Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
Elsewhere in the Variety interview, Shakira noted that Bad Bunny's ascension signifies the rise of Spanish-language pop around the world.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Oct. 2025
The Cannes prize signifies something special and brings out a core audience quickly.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 19 Oct. 2025
In 2021, Jonah earned his F&I certification, which signifies an expertise in vehicle financing as well as automotive insurance and legal compliance.
—Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 15 Oct. 2025
The law is a significant milestone in the regulation of AI in policing, but its passage also signifies that AI is going to become a major part of the criminal justice system.
—Andrew Guthrie Ferguson, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2025
Sayani explains that this signifies that an independent organization with no ties to the manufacturing company has evaluated the supplement and can verify its quality and manufacturing process.
—Audrey Noble, Vogue, 7 Oct. 2025
The victory signifies that the winners will soon be integrated into NXT's on-screen programming, similar to how season one winners Tyra Mae Steele and Jasper Troy were introduced earlier this year.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
The later disruption of those railroad networks signifies the country’s economic decline in the early twentieth century.
—Edna Bonhomme, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
Elsewhere in the Variety interview, Shakira noted that Bad Bunny's ascension signifies the rise of Spanish-language pop around the world.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Oct. 2025
The Cannes prize signifies something special and brings out a core audience quickly.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 19 Oct. 2025
In 2021, Jonah earned his F&I certification, which signifies an expertise in vehicle financing as well as automotive insurance and legal compliance.
—Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 15 Oct. 2025
The law is a significant milestone in the regulation of AI in policing, but its passage also signifies that AI is going to become a major part of the criminal justice system.
—Andrew Guthrie Ferguson, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2025
Sayani explains that this signifies that an independent organization with no ties to the manufacturing company has evaluated the supplement and can verify its quality and manufacturing process.
—Audrey Noble, Vogue, 7 Oct. 2025
The victory signifies that the winners will soon be integrated into NXT's on-screen programming, similar to how season one winners Tyra Mae Steele and Jasper Troy were introduced earlier this year.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
The later disruption of those railroad networks signifies the country’s economic decline in the early twentieth century.
—Edna Bonhomme, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for signifies
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That means that the lowest-income families would be affected the least.—
Daniel McFadin,
Arkansas Online,
7 Nov. 2025
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Plus, the very nature of recording your live stream of thoughts means a lot of editing later down the line.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
7 Nov. 2025
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This tells us that if P being true implies Q being true, then Q being false implies P also must be false.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
4 Nov. 2025
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The movie implies the 49th Missile Defense Battalion failed to intercept the missile.—
Griff Griffin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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Containment indicates what percentage of the fire perimeter has been surrounded by a control line.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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Additionally, the study indicates that 80% of magistrate judges throughout North Carolina do not possess a law degree.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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In contexts not concerning the elite private colleges of New England and their decades-old conflicts and syllabi and on-campus squabbles, this mode of prestige media procedure matters absolutely and enormously, at scales difficult to tabulate.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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That reaction matters because entertainment shows how markets respond when automation reaches culture.—
Neel Somani,
Rolling Stone,
7 Nov. 2025
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The menu also denotes which dishes are gluten-free, and Peake says that if a guest can’t find anything that fits their needs, the kitchen will be happy to assist.—
Lennie Omalza,
Louisville Courier Journal,
23 Dec. 2025
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In American betting odds, a minus sign indicates a favorite, while a positive sign denotes an underdog.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Dec. 2025
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The open-top Speedster weighs under 900 kilograms, or just below 2,000 pounds.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Jan. 2026
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Greenland may further test the limits Graham’s comments come as the administration weighs not only its next steps in Venezuela, but also Greenland.—
Joey Cappelletti,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Signifies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/signifies. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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