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as in means
to be of importance
never mind, as the color of the room doesn't signify in the least
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as in implies
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 signifies
The celestial event signifies the first day of winter, astronomically.
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Amanda Cappelli, CBS News, 21 Dec. 2024
The number two signifies duality and calls for unity, Jenn King, cosmic numerologist, tells USA TODAY.
—Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
That silence signifies a deep, collective pain.
—Longreads, 19 Dec. 2024
Its presence indicates the fat or sugar may have separated, often due to storage issues, and signifies the bar’s texture may be compromised.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 16 Dec. 2024
This development signifies substantial progress toward the creation of compact particle accelerators that can generate high-energy beams.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 12 Dec. 2024
According to Spirituality & Health, the cold moon signifies a time of rest, reflection and renewal.
—Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 10 Dec. 2024
Her departure signifies a change for the two papers, which will now have two different leaders.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 4 Dec. 2024
This announcement signifies the company’s ongoing commitment to expand its footprint slowly and carefully throughout the world’s most glamorous destinations.
—Caroline Tell, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Amanda Cappelli, CBS News, 21 Dec. 2024
The number two signifies duality and calls for unity, Jenn King, cosmic numerologist, tells USA TODAY.
—Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
That silence signifies a deep, collective pain.
—Longreads, 19 Dec. 2024
Its presence indicates the fat or sugar may have separated, often due to storage issues, and signifies the bar’s texture may be compromised.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 16 Dec. 2024
This development signifies substantial progress toward the creation of compact particle accelerators that can generate high-energy beams.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 12 Dec. 2024
According to Spirituality & Health, the cold moon signifies a time of rest, reflection and renewal.
—Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 10 Dec. 2024
Her departure signifies a change for the two papers, which will now have two different leaders.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 4 Dec. 2024
This announcement signifies the company’s ongoing commitment to expand its footprint slowly and carefully throughout the world’s most glamorous destinations.
—Caroline Tell, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for signifies
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Parks and Recreation Another means to investing in both youth and safety, Arulampalam said, is through the city’s Department of Sports and Recreation, which operates the night gyms program the mayor launched in 2024.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
25 Mar. 2025
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That means Wiggins and Anderson will also be facing their former team on Tuesday.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
25 Mar. 2025
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The effort, still in its earliest stages, is designed to dream up a new future for 324 acres of land — including the fairgrounds and two adjacent sites — that will be realized in full, as the name implies, in 2050.—
Jennifer Van Grove,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Apr. 2025
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Headlights, as the name implies, point forward on your bike and are designed to illuminate your path.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Apr. 2025
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The digital evidence indicates he was swept out to sea while attempting to launch one last lifeboat, which matches the account of survivor and second officer Charles Lightoller.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
14 Apr. 2025
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The statement suggests that the patient’s liver enzymes were elevated, which often indicates damage to cells in the organ and is an issue that has been linked to some other obesity drugs.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
14 Apr. 2025
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That denotes a passport used for official state business, issued to government officials on foreign work trips and military personnel stationed abroad, according to an edict published by the Russian government and a document on the Russian foreign ministry’s website.—
Reuters,
NBC News,
4 Mar. 2025
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The word ‘character’ denotes something less than attractive.—
Todd Leopold,
CNN,
27 Feb. 2025
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In the alleged message, Nathan weighs the power of Lively’s fanbase while discussing a potential social media plan that would help suppress negative content about Baldoni and amplify negative content about Lively, according to the complaint.—
Rachel DeSantis,
People.com,
23 Dec. 2024
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Due to its smaller size, the LFS weighs 480 lb (218 kg).—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
23 Dec. 2024
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