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verb

present participle of connote

as in implying

formal, of a word to make you think about (something) in addition to the word's meaning The word "childlike" connotes innocence. For her, the word "family" connotes love and comfort.

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AmEx cards now come in all sorts of colors, from green to Platinum to the prestigious black Centurion, connoting prestige and packed with perks. — Nancy Cutler, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026

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Adjective

Several people whose relatives remain missing have performed symbolic funerals.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026
Even Affection had a symbolic shot at the end involving a river.

— Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of symbolic

Verb

But the less strictly technical procedure Serra describes is analogous to operations at stake in Jonas’s own work, implying that the act of measurement by walking and seeing is tacitly existential.

— Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Manuel Bompard, a deputy of the French National Assembly who is also a member of France Unbowed, rebuked Macron by name for implying that his party was responsible for the chaos.

— Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of implying

Adjective

At the time, fans were quick to point out that the majority of the crew members seen in the clip were men, while Sweeney was sitting in a suggestive pose.

— Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2026
Messages in 2024 between Johnson and Duffey revealed the two men used suggestive language.

— Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of suggestive

Verb

The following table, like others below, shows their ages on June 1, 2030, with greens highlighting younger players and reds denoting those who’ll be over 30.

— Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Eligible cars would receive special license plates denoting the car as a historic vehicle and be insured as collector motor vehicles.

— Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of denoting

Adjective

Rather than viewing the insinuating and undeniably creepy Gacy as an inherent threat, Macmanus finds the tragedy in the disparate and desperate circumstances amid which Gacy might have represented an illusion of hope.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2025
In the process, the day-to-day nightmare of Dana’s new reality gets lost, even if the more insinuating discomfort of her present-day reality has been enhanced.

— Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Dec. 2022

Definition of insinuating

Verb

While leather jackets have a deep history and utilitarian roots, the piece has become a signifying element of alternative style and edgy, punk sensibility.

— Julia Teti, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
Elisabeth Moss plays Atwood’s heroine, Offred, a name signifying that she has been assigned to Commander Fred Waterford, though her real name is June.

— Will Harris, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of signifying

Adjective

For Lauper, nothing was off-limits for expressive modification, including her mane of colorful hair and artfully experimental makeup.

— Kristen Bateman, Vogue, 5 Oct. 2026
Hathaway is arch and expressive, doing subtle things with her eyes and voice that no one else can.

— Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of expressive

Verb

Most breast cancer cases in older women are estrogen-receptor positive (ER+), meaning that tumor cells have receptors that bind to estrogen and trigger cancer growth.

— Allessandra DiCorato, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026
Lots of the brand’s enviable glassware is 20% off for Prime Day, meaning now is the time to scoop up an artistic coupe set or a modern salad bowl while the getting is good.

— Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 7 Oct. 2026

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