denoting

Example Sentences

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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

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 • Nov. 23, 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

This number was so large that the Greek system of numeration was unable to handle it; Archimedes had to invent a whole new method of denoting really huge numbers.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife