connote
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By the end, Veloso brought in a Steadicam to connote that Robert has found more peace in his later years.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2026
He claimed her firing was “for cause,” a term whose precise legal meaning hasn’t been adjudicated but is widely interpreted to connote gross malfeasance or some such offense in office.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025
While the color of fresh olive oil does not connote quality, the color change as it sits on a shelf does.
From Salon • Jan. 19, 2025
The rulings were handed down, and timed, in a display designed to connote the announcement of sea change.
From Slate • May 7, 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
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