connotations

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Comey has said he did not realize that “86,” a slang term for getting rid of something, had violent connotations.

From Slate • May 1, 2026

Its romantic connotations, however, were believed to have been influenced by the dining culture of the early 1900s.

From Salon • Feb. 14, 2026

She also questioned the negative connotations that can sometimes be associated with having one child.

From BBC • Dec. 4, 2025

In 2022, it spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on a rebrand, asking to be called either its full name or "the bureau", not the "weather bureau" or "the Bom", given the negative connotations.

From BBC • Nov. 26, 2025

The label seems to have unpleasant connotations, such as that human creativity counts for nothing, or that we humans are passive robots helplessly programmed by climate, fauna, and flora.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond