take (something) as a sign
idiom
: to believe that something (such as an action or event) shows that something else exists, is true, or will happen
When it started to rain, we took it as a sign that we should go home.
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The apartment is also filled with meaningful tokens, at the suggestion of Yeun, like fortunes from fortune cookies and sayings on tea bags that Danny would take as a sign of some sort.
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Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 18 Apr. 2023
So far, Li’s account on Weibo is still visible, which many take as a sign of his safety since previously public figures who have drawn the ire of the government, including Viya, had their social media accounts erased quickly.
—Jane Li, Quartz, 6 June 2022
There’s also evidence that the Olorgesailie residents were using pigments, which anthropologists often take as a sign of symbolic communication.
—Eva Botkin-Kowacki, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Oct. 2020
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Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 18 Apr. 2023
So far, Li’s account on Weibo is still visible, which many take as a sign of his safety since previously public figures who have drawn the ire of the government, including Viya, had their social media accounts erased quickly.
—Jane Li, Quartz, 6 June 2022
There’s also evidence that the Olorgesailie residents were using pigments, which anthropologists often take as a sign of symbolic communication.
—Eva Botkin-Kowacki, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Oct. 2020
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“Take (something) as a sign.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20%28something%29%20as%20a%20sign. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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