denote

Example Sentences

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The analysis considered references by executives to tariffs, plus several related terms, in the same sentence as terms denoting risk.

From The Wall Street Journal

As it happens, the use of “red” and “blue” to denote Republicans, Democrats and the states’ political complexions also became a fixture of our politics that year.

From Los Angeles Times

Later, on third-and-one, Garbers surged and spun his way for six yards before emphatically thrusting his arm forward to denote the first down.

From Los Angeles Times

Earlier in its life, it was categorised more than once as a category five hurricane - which denotes the most powerful type of storm.

From BBC

"Iran," however, is rooted in the word "Aryan," meaning "Land of the Aryans," and has been used locally since the Sassanian era to denote the broader realm of the Persian empires.

From Salon