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as in to mean
to be of importance
never mind, as the color of the room doesn't signify in the least
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as in to denote
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 signify
Another map visualizes clean-up locations throughout the city, with the size of each dot signifying the amount of debris that was cleared from each site.
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Hannah Elsmore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2025
What does this new record signify?
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
Higher titers generally signify that a formula provides better immune protection, especially against severe disease.
—Sara Novak, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2025
Although this defeat signified the end of Sandinista rule, the Sandinistas themselves survived, albeit in name only.
—Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 8 Oct. 2025
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Hannah Elsmore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2025
What does this new record signify?
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
Higher titers generally signify that a formula provides better immune protection, especially against severe disease.
—Sara Novak, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2025
Although this defeat signified the end of Sandinista rule, the Sandinistas themselves survived, albeit in name only.
—Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 8 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for signify
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For a growing number of young people, success no longer means landing a corner office—it’s measured by clicks, followers, and going viral.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
18 Oct. 2025
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In contrast, a green placard means a restaurant passed inspection.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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The iCBT group showed large reductions in social anxiety compared to the control group, with effect sizes that denoted very strong effects.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
17 Oct. 2025
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The car is now known as the 718—a reference to the Porsche that won the Targa Florio race in 1959 and 1960—with the Boxster and Cayman names denoting the vehicle’s body style.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
16 Oct. 2025
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Their 3-1 victory over the Brewers on Thursday, in a game that felt more comfortable than the score might have indicated, put them in position to get back to the World Series for the second year in a row, third time in six years and fifth time in the last nine.—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
17 Oct. 2025
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Their results indicate that thermal machines functioning at the atomic scale are capable of converting not only heat but also correlations into usable work.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
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As mentioned above, the outcome of that bet does not matter.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Oct. 2025
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Support journalism that digs deeper into topics that matter most to Arkansans.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Oct. 2025
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And pretty much all of the data suffer from the reality that, as any stats teacher will remind you, correlation does not necessarily imply causation.—
Stephanie H. Murray,
The Atlantic,
21 Oct. 2025
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Morgan Stanley's 12-month price target of $800 implies 18% upside.—
Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
21 Oct. 2025
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The picture, posted on the club’s Instagram account, showed Bellingham suspended in mid-air, with a purple elastic band around the sole of his boots and holding a kettlebell weighing around 14 kilograms (31lb).—
Mario Cortegana,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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The 50% tariff on top US exporter Brazil, which has seen its coffee bean supply shrink due to a drought, weighs the heaviest on businesses.—
Auzinea Bacon,
CNN Money,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Signify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/signify. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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