connote
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Its association with the divine has carried into the present day: Nearly every major religion uses gold to connote holy objects and spaces.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
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
A dog bugging its eyes to show the whites is a phenomenon called “whale eye” that may connote distress.
From New York Times • Apr. 11, 2023
If you like granite, you might like the house; but even if you don’t, “granite” certainly doesn’t connote a fixer-upper.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
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