denoting

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In early scenes, he has a small curved line denoting a chubby chin, which changes over time to straight lines on each cheek, narrowing his face when he is old and infirm.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 16, 2026

Without a letter denoting a political party next to their name on the ballot, independent candidates have historically gotten lost in the mix.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026

But the brief also asserts the U.S. is involved in a noninternational armed conflict with the cartels, a legal term denoting one within the territory of a single state.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

This is now a world, the orders seem to suggest, in which the names on a map, such as those denoting Denali or the Gulf of Mexico, are fragile and subject to revision without notice.

From Slate • Jan. 27, 2025

I recognised his decisive nose, more remarkable for character than beauty; his full nostrils, denoting, I thought, choler; his grim mouth, chin, and jaw—yes, all three were very grim, and no mistake.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë