connoted

Example Sentences

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026

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

Fifty years ago the word was a schoolyard insult; 25 years ago it connoted job opportunities in the dot-com boom.

From New York Times • Oct. 12, 2022

“The Free World” is an old-fashioned phrase that once connoted the United States, its allies, and their spheres of influence, and The Free World is in some ways an old-fashioned book.

From Slate • Apr. 23, 2021

No, it was meant to determine if you were right brained or left brained, usually connoted by handedness.

From "Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story" by Nora Raleigh Baskin