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as in to mean
to be of importance
never mind, as the color of the room doesn't signify in the least
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as in to denote
to communicate or convey (as an idea) to the mind
the symbol failed to signify anything to me—until I realized that it was upside down
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Recent Examples of signify
The memo signified Trump’s effort to swiftly address a historic post-pandemic spike in consumer prices.
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Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2025
Trump used his first full day in office to announce the $100 billion project alongside OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Oracle chairman Larry Ellison, signifying Trump's close relationship with Big Tech.
—Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
Clay had started to signify something unsettling, even threatening, in the American moment.
—Mikal Gilmore, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2025
On-screen, Paimon is considered the god of Ellen's group, and in real life, the character has been written about for centuries, signified by the loopy symbol that shows up throughout the film, namely in Ellen's necklace.
—Erica Marrison, People.com, 19 Jan. 2025
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Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2025
Trump used his first full day in office to announce the $100 billion project alongside OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Oracle chairman Larry Ellison, signifying Trump's close relationship with Big Tech.
—Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
Clay had started to signify something unsettling, even threatening, in the American moment.
—Mikal Gilmore, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2025
On-screen, Paimon is considered the god of Ellen's group, and in real life, the character has been written about for centuries, signified by the loopy symbol that shows up throughout the film, namely in Ellen's necklace.
—Erica Marrison, People.com, 19 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for signify
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Van de Ven’s presence will mean Tottenham can afford to push up high knowing the Dutchman has the explosive pace to track back and sweep up Brentford’s attacks.—
Oli Gamp,
The Athletic,
2 Feb. 2025
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The attacks reportedly targeted iOS versions predating 17.2, released in December 2023, meaning the vulnerability may have been active since late 2022.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
1 Feb. 2025
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That’s why the bill suggests developing a colored label system to denote THC potency.—
Tiney Ricciardi,
The Denver Post,
1 Feb. 2025
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Merchandise is organized by category, which is denoted by colored tags.—
Laura Barrero,
Axios,
28 Jan. 2025
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Radio communications indicate that air traffic control at the airport informed the helicopter about the approaching plane and asked the pilots to confirm visual contact, following standard procedure.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
30 Jan. 2025
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The OpenAI spokesperson indicated the White House may get involved in the dispute.—
Kevin Collier,
NBC News,
30 Jan. 2025
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Support journalism that digs deeper into topics that matter most to Arkansans.—
Richard Davenport,
arkansasonline.com,
3 Feb. 2025
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The other option for the NCAA, conferences and colleges would be to recognize athletes as employees who in turn unionize, but as shown through the Dartmouth and USC matters at the NLRB, college sports leaders adamantly oppose college athletes forming unions.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
2 Feb. 2025
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Morgan Stanley’s forecast implies nearly 6% upside from Friday’s close.—
Brian Evans,
CNBC,
3 Feb. 2025
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The selloff in the futures market implies the indexes will also open lower when trading kicks off today at 9:30 a.m. ET.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN,
3 Feb. 2025
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Attorneys for Blanding, who weighs 489 pounds, filed the lawsuit, claiming the incident, which occurred earlier this month, violated Michigan's anti-discrimination laws, which include weight as a protected characteristic.—
Flynn Nicholls,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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Beatrice’s second daughter was born at 12.57 p.m. local time on January 22, weighing four pounds and five ounces, the palace said in a statement.—
Jack Guy,
CNN,
29 Jan. 2025
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“Signify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/signify. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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