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signify

[sig-nuh-fahy] / ˈsɪg nəˌfaɪ /




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In my research, I’ve studied how artists from antiquity to the present have used gestures of turning away to signify human confrontations with the most difficult aspects of life.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

It’s a way to signify ownership, but also a sense of clear identity.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

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

From Salon • Feb. 19, 2026

It does not necessarily signify that a crime has occurred.

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026

In the first part of his epic Ring cycle, The Rhinegold, for example, angry diminished chords are often used to signify the dangerous power of the Ring itself.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall




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