- present tense form of denote (3rd person singular).
denotes
Example Sentences
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They have questioned whether the government can provide enough water to help cool data centers in a city the World Resources Institute denotes as under “extremely high” water stress.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
In French, matière denotes not only physical matter but abstract conceptions such as fields of study and aesthetic phenomena such as the surface of paint.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026
Their goal in their personal work is to combine theme park-like art direction with scrappy, budget-friendly immersive theater, a term that typically denotes some level of active participation on the part of the guest.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2025
It denotes licentiousness and lack of control, the actions of a toddler gorging himself on chocolate until he is sick.
From Salon • Apr. 5, 2025
Finally, he produces a term that denotes a coming together of both of those two things—to be countrymen is to experience romanitas as fellowship—and a fraternity between speaker and audience.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
