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as in signified
to communicate or convey (as an idea) to the mind
a flashing red light that denotes danger
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Recent Examples of denoted
Sneakers in the Alpha Project range were denoted by a five-dot logo placed inconspicuously throughout the design.
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Riley Jones, Footwear News, 27 Jan. 2026
It’s not denoted as dishwasher safe.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 4 Dec. 2025
In the Nile Valley there are hieroglyphs galore that signify weather systems; and, being invisible and inexplicable, wind is denoted by its effect rather than its reality.
—Big Think, 18 Nov. 2025
Previous downturns of this nature, denoted by red arrows on the chart, resulted in consolidation phases lasting several weeks.
—Katie Stockton, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2025
The iCBT group showed large reductions in social anxiety compared to the control group, with effect sizes that denoted very strong effects.
—New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2025
They are denoted with an asterisk in the minimum and maximum tuition columns.
—Rachel Wegner, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
To reduce transport emissions, the resort sources many of its ingredients locally, which is denoted with the initials LS on menus.
—Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2025
Skill comes from effort Cognitive psychologists have argued that our thoughts and decisions are the result of two processing modes, commonly denoted as System 1 and System 2.
—Brian W. Stone, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2025
Riley Jones, Footwear News, 27 Jan. 2026
It’s not denoted as dishwasher safe.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 4 Dec. 2025
In the Nile Valley there are hieroglyphs galore that signify weather systems; and, being invisible and inexplicable, wind is denoted by its effect rather than its reality.
—Big Think, 18 Nov. 2025
Previous downturns of this nature, denoted by red arrows on the chart, resulted in consolidation phases lasting several weeks.
—Katie Stockton, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2025
The iCBT group showed large reductions in social anxiety compared to the control group, with effect sizes that denoted very strong effects.
—New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2025
They are denoted with an asterisk in the minimum and maximum tuition columns.
—Rachel Wegner, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
To reduce transport emissions, the resort sources many of its ingredients locally, which is denoted with the initials LS on menus.
—Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2025
Skill comes from effort Cognitive psychologists have argued that our thoughts and decisions are the result of two processing modes, commonly denoted as System 1 and System 2.
—Brian W. Stone, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for denoted
Verb
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Scattered throughout the sellout crowd at the last worlds before the Milan Cortina Olympics were the equally conspicuous rainbow flags that for nearly 50 years have signified pride within the LGBTQ+ community.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
29 Jan. 2026
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That likely signified the departure of pending free agent Artermi Panarin, at a bare minimum.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
18 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Federal officials haven’t indicated when efforts to swear in or interview applicants from these countries will resume.—
Catherine E. Shoichet,
CNN Money,
12 Feb. 2026
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Governor Newsom has indicated that the appropriate response to the court ruling is to focus on federal agents specifically rather than expanding the law to include state officers, suggesting these are separate issues that warrant different approaches.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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Of these, 4,000 blue cards were meant for residents to spend at restaurants and 2,000 copper cards were meant for residents to spend at stores and boutiques.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
11 Feb. 2026
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His character, Sean Bateman, was meant to be the younger brother of Patrick Bateman, played by Christian Bale in American Psycho.—
Jordan Hoffman,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Feb. 2026
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Formal provisions for the exchange of prisoners was not agreed upon until the summer of 1862, delayed by the Union’s reluctance to take any action that implied recognition of Confederate nationhood.—
Drew Gilpin Faust,
The Atlantic,
8 Feb. 2026
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Not long after she was hired by a prior commission that trumpeted its decision to appoint a Black woman, Bowden-Lewis implied the commissioners were racists for failing to appoint a Black candidate of her choice as the division’s human resources director.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Denoted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/denoted. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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