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as in to signify
to communicate or convey (as an idea) to the mind
a flashing red light that denotes danger
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Recent Examples of denote
It’s not denoted as dishwasher safe.
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 4 Dec. 2025
Flacons with a black cap denote the Collection Parisienne, which is about experiences and feelings related to the French capital.
—Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 1 Dec. 2025
This denotes someone popular and jovial in New York City.
—Lisa Stardust, PEOPLE, 28 Nov. 2025
Further, some brands denote the percentage of down versus feathers in their insulation.
—Maggie Slepian, Travel + Leisure, 26 Nov. 2025
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In days of old, that signified no parking.—
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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.—
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This week, Walker County Coroner Joey Vick said that preliminary autopsy findings indicate that Johnathan Boley’s death is consistent with hypothermia, Fox affiliate WBRC, ABC affiliate WBMA and NBC affiliate WVTM reported.—
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In fact, earlier research indicates that such training could be detrimental, inspiring burnout.—
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Tips to Prevent Pipes from Freezing Insulation is key in preventing frozen pipes, which means plumbing in areas like attics, exterior walls, outdoor pipes, and crawl spaces, will likely require extra insulation.—
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Borders mean less to me than people.—
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Newsom’s interview Monday on MS NOW, the cable channel beloved by Democratic politicians and activist voters, implied anew that his final year as governor will be dominated by his all-but-certain bid for the White House in 2028.—
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Experts, however, caution the situation is much more complicated than the president might imply, and oil stocks lost steam on Tuesday after their Monday rally, undoing some of the previous day’s gains.—
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“Denote.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/denote. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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