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adjective

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verb

present participle of mean
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as in indicating
to serve as a sign or symptom of these colder nights mean autumn has truly arrived

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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of meaning
Noun
While Bascombe is there, Adam alerts his dad to the pejorative meaning behind some emojis that Katie was sending to Jamie on Instagram, prompting the detective to start looking into whether Jamie might have been cyber-bullied. Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 13 Mar. 2025 Like most things on the internet, however, the term has lost most of its meaning and seems to be nothing but a catchall phrase for an artist people just don’t like. Carly Lewis-Oduntan, refinery29.com, 13 Mar. 2025
Verb
Though Ronald Araujo is facing pressure to renew his terms past 2026, or be placed on the market, he is also wanted by the club meaning that the first team could boast at least four quality central defenders. Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024 There isn’t a bigger social media platform that has this feature, meaning if TikTok goes away, so does these posters’ cash. Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 26 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for meaning
Recent Examples of Synonyms for meaning
Noun
  • Migraine With Aura About 25% of people with migraines experience an aura, a temporary, reversible change in their senses.
    Janelle McSwiggin, MSN, Health, 17 Mar. 2025
  • On the surface, this decision makes a lot of sense.
    Mark Davis, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • For recording purposes, some of the best models will continue to run on powerful personal computers.
    Nate Anderson, Ars Technica, 10 Mar. 2025
  • Witkoff also confirmed on Monday that the U.S. did not stop sharing intelligence related to defensive purposes with Ukraine.
    William Lambers, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The choreography and lyrics were notably suggestive, and were re-examined when allegations against Kelly came to light in 2019.
    Shania Russell, EW.com, 9 Mar. 2025
  • The latest: Photos and videos posted to Facebook, Reddit and other sites showed the Patriots Place sign displaying non-explicit cartoon images of anthropomorphic dogs, a cat and one very suggestive purple wolf on a rainbow background.
    Mike Deehan, Axios, 25 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Truly pocket sized and weighing just 165g, FiiO says this is the ideal travel companion thanks to 12 hours of battery life and a two-hour fast-charge mode.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
  • This 2,000-tonne contraption would be lowered on a string of pipe weighing 2,000 tonnes, and grapple the wreck weighing 4,000 tonnes.
    David Szondy, New Atlas, 4 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • According to an Ohio Department of Transportation press release issued Monday, all through-traffic motorists who are not planning stops within the I-275 outer belt are encouraged to use I-275 eastbound and drive around the loop.
    Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Beyoncé is set to perform at halftime of the Ravens-Texans game and NFL MVP contender Lamar Jackson is already planning on being on the field for that.
    Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 24 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • The 10-year yield jumped 13 basis points last week after the Federal Reserve pared down rate-cut projections, indicating only two more interest rate cuts lie ahead in 2025, down from four potential cuts that had been signaled in September.
    Jenni Reid, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The final composite score for each state was calculated and the states were ranked with higher scores indicating the worse working conditions.
    Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • And because of her father’s fame and the significance of his 75th birthday, there was intense media coverage.
    George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
  • The two answers are deeply and imaginatively intertwined, and the peculiar significance of the guinea fowl can be found, like the wounds and scars of abuse themselves, deep in the mists of memory.
    Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Alex Ovechkin did not have a shot on goal despite playing nearly 19 minutes with 8:41 of it on the power play.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2025
  • According to this theory, traditional notions of masculinity are associated with the pursuit of goals, competition and personal achievement, while femininity is associated with affiliative goals, social orientation, and a desire for connection.
    Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025

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“Meaning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meaning. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.

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