denote
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Much like Porsche’s use of the word “Turbo” to denote its fastest electric cars, Subaru’s calling it “Symmetrical AWD” seems naff, even a bit underhanded.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
This can denote a fleeting quality, a trend to pass us by, not unlike the evolution of photography and videography.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2025
As part of her quest to revive N|uu, she and her granddaughter, Claudia Snyman, established a school for the language, which uses special characters in script to denote the verbal clicks.
From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2025
Denmark's largest grocery store operator, Salling Group, recently introduced a symbol, a black star, on pricing labels to denote European brands.
From BBC ● Apr. 8, 2025
And felt himself nourished by the plasma of letters and syllables that had come to denote a commitment to gallantry among the men with whom he had chosen to spend his life.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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The title obviously denotes your look onstage rocking the tejana.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
The school also plans to add a plaque to the facility that denotes that it stands on the ground where Brian Kennedy Field once stood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
In French, matière denotes not only physical matter but abstract conceptions such as fields of study and aesthetic phenomena such as the surface of paint.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026
It denotes "significant impacts" for the health and social care services.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2025
Finally, he produces a term that denotes a coming together of both of those two things—to be countrymen is to experience romanitas as fellowship—and a fraternity between speaker and audience.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
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In the tables devoted to South Carolina, Navatek denoted Graham as a “key supporter.”
From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026
Snapped in 1988, the photo shows a time he refers to as his “cholo” era, denoted by his subtle pencil mustache and slicked-back hair.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
When parking spots are scarce, supercar drivers often take to loading zones, bus stops and other spaces denoted with double yellow lines—the British marker of “no parking.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
This zone of extreme pessimism is denoted by the shaded area at the bottom of the chart above.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 9, 2026
Enthroned there under his hat, he observed our household through his un-glasses and swished the animal-tail fly swatter that denoted his station in life.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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Now Andy Burnham has brought her back into government with a big job running the Cabinet Office and the title of first secretary of state, denoting her senior rank.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
"Code Purple" alerts, denoting air quality considered very unhealthy for everyone, not just at-risk groups, blanketed much of the city as well as the wider region, including neighboring Virginia and Maryland.
From Barron's ● Jul. 6, 2026
In early scenes, he has a small curved line denoting a chubby chin, which changes over time to straight lines on each cheek, narrowing his face when he is old and infirm.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 16, 2026
The death certificate for Katherine Elizabeth Hartley, which was obtained by TMZ, includes a field denoting how the injury occurred.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 3, 2026
I gazed around at the horizon, which was just a jagged green vector line, denoting mountainous terrain.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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