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as in monikers
a word or combination of words by which a person or thing is regularly known
"soul" is the common denotation for that mysterious force within the human body that gives it life and yet is separate from it
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as in meanings
the idea that is conveyed or intended to be conveyed to the mind by language, symbol, or action
although most people exercise for fitness, the denotation of the term "fitness" varies from exerciser to exerciser
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The first moon of the spring season has a multitude of other monikers across various indigenous groups.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN,
13 Mar. 2025 -
There’s a reason these classic monikers have been go-tos for decades.—
Kara Nesvig,
Parents,
5 Feb. 2025
Noun
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In the context of US cultural history, however, watermelon carries different connotations—racist ones.—
Longreads,
Longreads,
19 Dec. 2024
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In some cases the phrase ‘work sister’ or ‘work brother’ have been proposed as an alternative for work spouse, a phrase which equally carries weighty emotional connotations.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
19 Oct. 2024
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That’s among the reasons why transfer-on-death designations may not be the best solution.—
Liz Weston,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Apr. 2025
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In the yearlong span the messages cover, members discussed more than 60 specific vulnerabilities with their own CVE tracking designations.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
8 Apr. 2025
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Notably the administration has been silent on its intentions towards China, which strikes me as odd given that many members of the administration are united in their antipathy towards America’s geostrategic rivalry (Marco Rubio for example published ‘The World China Made’).—
Mike O'Sullivan,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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Not all of her new pals had the purest of intentions, though.—
Karen Chernick,
ARTnews.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Denotations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/denotations. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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