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as in to signify
to communicate or convey (as an idea) to the mind
a flashing red light that denotes danger
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Over multiple cups of tea, Sakhi, who brews his own rather than buying sugary infusions from tea sellers, and Shah engage in conversations that denote their distinct socioeconomic circumstances despite being from the same town and around the same age.
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Carlos Aguilar, IndieWire, 8 Mar. 2025
As the name denotes, the majority of the show will focus on works from the past 25 years—including pieces Hockney just finished at his studio in Normandy, France.
—Ellen Carpenter, AFAR Media, 5 Mar. 2025
Despite his refusal to back down in his campaign to win over the Egyptian and Jordanian leaders, Trump’s friendly tone on the subject denotes a much less forceful posture compared to his treatment of Colombian President Gustavo Petro.
—Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Jan. 2025
To simplify its naming conventions, all of the brand's budget-friendly models will be simply called Roomba moving forward, whereas midrange models will be called Roomba Plus, and the name Roomba Max will denote high-end robots.
—Andrew Gebhart, PCMAG, 11 Mar. 2025
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Carlos Aguilar, IndieWire, 8 Mar. 2025
As the name denotes, the majority of the show will focus on works from the past 25 years—including pieces Hockney just finished at his studio in Normandy, France.
—Ellen Carpenter, AFAR Media, 5 Mar. 2025
Despite his refusal to back down in his campaign to win over the Egyptian and Jordanian leaders, Trump’s friendly tone on the subject denotes a much less forceful posture compared to his treatment of Colombian President Gustavo Petro.
—Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Jan. 2025
To simplify its naming conventions, all of the brand's budget-friendly models will be simply called Roomba moving forward, whereas midrange models will be called Roomba Plus, and the name Roomba Max will denote high-end robots.
—Andrew Gebhart, PCMAG, 11 Mar. 2025
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In an age of constant disruption and rising expectations, this mindset—grounded in leadership rather than solely in systems—could signify the ultimate competitive advantage.—
David Nour,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Lastly, a Delta value near 0 signifies that the put option is out-of-the-money and will exhibit virtually no price sensitivity to movements in the underlying asset.—
Michael Khouw,
CNBC,
31 Mar. 2025
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For example, the report cited that collision data collected in the Czech Republic indicated that the police database contained only 43% of the injuries recorded by the public health insurance system.—
Tanya Mohn,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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Keep in mind that the above doesn’t indicated future monies from theme parks or cruise ancillaries down the road.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
31 Mar. 2025
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That means nearly 40% of US households bought a car in 2024.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
3 Apr. 2025
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The decision would have meant that as of Wednesday, as many as 350,000 Venezuelans, many of them living in South Florida, would have lost the ability to legally work in the U.S, and a few days later would have been vulnerable to detention and deportation.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2025
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This implies a poor Debt-to-Equity Ratio of 64.7% (vs. 19.0% for S&P 500).—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Such methodology doesn’t necessarily align with the conventional approach for calculating tariffs and implies the U.S. would have looked at only the trade deficit in goods and ignored trade in services.—
Neelabh Chaturvedi, Asriel Chua,
CNBC,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Denote.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/denote. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.
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