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an idea or quality that is suggested by a word or thing
a word with positive connotations The word "childlike" has connotations of innocence.
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Recent Examples of connotation
In freestyle skiing and snowboarding, rail jam has a casual connotation.
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Michelle Bruton, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
There are also some intense sequences and mature dialogue, including close-call motorcycle chases, explosions, and moments when family is spoken about with a negative connotation.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 20 Dec. 2024
The Celtic Druids of the first century A.D. are credited with giving the plant its romantic connotations, according to History.com.
—Janet Loehrke, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
Over time, guile took on the connotation of deceitful cunning in English, emerging in Middle English around the 12th century.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
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Michelle Bruton, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
There are also some intense sequences and mature dialogue, including close-call motorcycle chases, explosions, and moments when family is spoken about with a negative connotation.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 20 Dec. 2024
The Celtic Druids of the first century A.D. are credited with giving the plant its romantic connotations, according to History.com.
—Janet Loehrke, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
Over time, guile took on the connotation of deceitful cunning in English, emerging in Middle English around the 12th century.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
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One medical specialty has long understood the implications of this variation: oncology.Jason Liebowitz, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
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Update: Thursday January 2, with details on potential Google Gemini Advanced offers, and details on the Galaxy S25 chipset and performance implications.Ewan Spence, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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Soon, the Biden administration also plans to take action to protect old-growth trees in the national forest system, two of the sources said, as the countdown to President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration heightens the sense of urgency for environmental advocates.Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 2 Jan. 2025
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This allows your look to retain an a sense of effortlessness, while still showing a bit of your shape.Christina Holevas, Vogue, 2 Jan. 2025
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In some traditions, the shape and depth of the lines on the palm are richest in meaning.Michelle Aroney and David Zeitlyn, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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Metaphorical black milk flows like a dark river through Shafak’s memoir, carrying multiple currents of meaning.Fidan Cheikosman, JSTOR Daily, 1 Jan. 2025
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Yet there’s a hint that the family may know Sphere and the RSN aren’t good fits.Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 9 Jan. 2025
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The signature drink is Luz Margarita, a tropical margarita with passion fruit and a hint of chili.Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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There is no indication that a college degree is required. 8.Terina Allen, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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The Titans, who hold the top pick, aren’t going to build around Will Levis if this season was any indication.Jeff Howe, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
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Follow up with a hydrating conditioner to lock in moisture and enhance curl definition.Erin Parker, Allure, 3 Jan. 2025
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Objectively, this other ‘AGI’ definition is not necessarily mutually exclusive from OpenAI's public definition, depending on how ‘economically valuable work benefiting all of humanity’ is defined.Hamilton Mann, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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You’re not obligated to follow every suggestion or meet every deadline imposed on you.Benjamin Laker, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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Feel free to send any tips, suggestions, story ideas and data to Ashley at ashley.capoot@nbcuni.com.Annika Kim Constantino,Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2025
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In a message sent to the community this week, Superintendent David Mauricio revealed that two families had recently received calls from strangers claiming to have kidnapped a loved one and demanding a ransom.Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 12 Jan. 2025
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Cronin said Mara told him his girlfriend traffic was picking up, though the message may have been lost in translation given what happened next.Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025
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“Connotation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/connotation. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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