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signify

[sig-nuh-fahy] / ˈsɪg nəˌfaɪ /




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For anyone well into adulthood, it may feel jarring to be told that your brain is still an “adolescent,” but this term really just signifies that your brain is in a stage of key changes.

From Science Daily

Conspicuous lip color can, after all, signify a million things — from class status to sardonic camp.

From Salon

Look no further than iconic horror films like “Cloverfield” or “The Ring,” where glitches signify the presence of something unnatural and malicious.

From The Wall Street Journal

“This signifies a historic moment in the return of wolves for California,” Marchwick, of California Wolf Watch, told The Times when she first showed up.

From Los Angeles Times

For most of my adult life, I have felt like that kind of “within” talk is fortune-cookie horoscope speak, signifying nothing.

From Salon