- plural of meaning.
meanings
Example Sentences
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Archaeologists work with excavated burials; “The Road to Hel” leads to the meanings behind the objects.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
Spend enough years standing behind pyramids of hamburgers, posing at fry stations and inserting yourself into the iconography of American restaurant chains, and eventually the props begin to accrue meanings of their own.
From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026
If, like me, you’re tired of true crime documentaries whose investigations feel sordid and prurient, it’s a relief to find documentaries that deal with crimes but find new meanings in the stories.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
The Washington monument is both architecture and sculpture, a powerful symbol with layered meanings for different generations from Washington’s time to ours.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
Tansy said we had to look up the meanings of the words too, though we’d always thought just spelling them was plenty.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
