connote

Restomod SUVs have price tags that connote luxury, but owners say they also demonstrate a different type of status.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026

She used it for emphasis, to connote dismissiveness and to demonstrate exasperation.

From New York Times ● Feb. 24, 2024

Twitter was a good name, even if the site didn’t connote positive things for many people.

From Slate ● Oct. 27, 2023

It didn't necessarily connote or imply a state of psychological unease.

From Salon ● May 29, 2023

And now the cup, the ring and two unironed waiter’s aprons at home were the only concrete objects left to connote that a man had once lived.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

For many people, “all-inclusive” connotes sugary cocktails, forced socializing and buffet-style dining.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 10, 2025

Prediction marketers tell courts that the CFTC’s lack of objections connotes tacit approval.

From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2025

Moreover, this assistance is limited to “federal purposes,” a term that typically connotes the protection of federal personnel or property.

From Slate ● Aug. 15, 2025

But even with the ocean overlook, it’s too rustic, cozy and deceptively modest for the geologic or ego-logical footprint that “compound” connotes.

From New York Times ● Nov. 7, 2023

In the factor's garden is an old sundial which adds the needed touch of romance to the place; also, it connotes a fine leisureliness.

From Seeds of Pine by Janey Canuck

For a half-century, the Wasserman name connoted power—in Hollywood and in Washington.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 21, 2026

Our house didn’t connote individuality any more than a GHW does; if anything, it connoted that we fit in—that we lived in the same kind of house as lots of our neighbors.

From Slate ● Mar. 6, 2025

It did, but this is a spinoff of the Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuck hit anthology series, its differences connoted in the last few letters of the shows’ titles.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2023

In the ancient Persian tradition of Zoroastrianism, for example, the concept of asha, meaning “God’s will,” connoted the unchangeable law that emanates from the divine and governs the universe.

From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022

The man before them was noble in appearance, and the shadows played across the planes of his face in a way that made their angles harden; his aspect connoted dignity.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson

The RF’s is a “buttress” roof form, connoting the “flying” buttresses of Gothic architecture.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 23, 2026

If you think you’ve got a better word connoting misery that begins with the letter “B,” contact your nearest headline writer immediately.

From Slate ● May 14, 2024

The best thieboudienne wasn’t served on individual plates but on one communal platter, with people taking turns to grab mouthfuls, a physical manifestation of teranga, the Wolof word connoting hospitality and sharing.

From New York Times ● Nov. 11, 2021

“This beautiful woman only exists within Soya-san,” one Twitter account said, attaching a genderless Japanese title connoting respect.

From Seattle Times ● May 16, 2021

There was a screen, connoting dying, around Johnny’s bed.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith