as in implication
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
Besides the ugly racial connotations of slotting it in Best Urban Contemporary Album, the Academy didn’t acknowledge the album’s breadth of rock, country, and hip-hop influences.
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Justin Curto, Vulture, 3 Feb. 2025
A lot of times, being a mama’s boy has a negative connotation.
—Krystie Lee Yandoli, Rolling Stone, 27 Jan. 2025
And just the negative connotations that came behind it.
—J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 27 Jan. 2025
In the context of US cultural history, however, watermelon carries different connotations—racist ones.
—Longreads, 19 Dec. 2024
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Justin Curto, Vulture, 3 Feb. 2025
A lot of times, being a mama’s boy has a negative connotation.
—Krystie Lee Yandoli, Rolling Stone, 27 Jan. 2025
And just the negative connotations that came behind it.
—J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 27 Jan. 2025
In the context of US cultural history, however, watermelon carries different connotations—racist ones.
—Longreads, 19 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for connotation
Noun
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What are the short-term and long-term implications of the chant?—
Beren Cross,
The Athletic,
20 Feb. 2025
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Financial implications are no less dire, with the average IT downtime cost inching as high as $9,000 per minute.—
Kyle J. Russell,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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Reflecting this sense of progression, for the first time in its history Zegna will hold a fashion show outside Italy — choosing a key market for the brand and for the industry at large.—
Luisa Zargani,
WWD,
21 Feb. 2025
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Hamas announced their names on Friday morning, projecting a sense of business as usual.—
Patrick Kingsley,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2025
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In an episode of Variety’s Behind the Song, McRae opened up about her creative process, the meaning behind the song’s sultry lyrics, and explained why there wasn’t an actual sports car in the music video.—
Tiana DeNicola,
Variety,
20 Feb. 2025
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The dual meaning of the phrase (one-off vs. one off) seemed like a fun mathematical twist for some self-referential clues.—
Deb Amlen,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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Some saw that as a hint to his future involvement and a firm commitment to the youngster, but Fortea has not returned to Ancelotti’s training sessions since playing in two Under-19 European Championship qualifiers with Spain in November.—
Mario Cortegana,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
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We had been warmed up to this by recent hints of several more One UI 7 betas to come before the stable release was GA.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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Gonzalez said investigators found food in the house and no indication that the family was starving.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Feb. 2025
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This comes during a period where there are small indications the Oilers might be casting about looking to shake up the pro goaltending depth chart.—
Allan Mitchell,
The Athletic,
23 Feb. 2025
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Except that with commerce, tomorrow looks nothing like today precisely because the future of business is the picture definition of opaque.—
John Tamny,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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Based on the definition and example provided, write a sentence using today’s Word of the Day and share it as a comment on this article.—
The Learning Network,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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So here are some suggestions for Johnson to consider.—
Dana Levenson,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Feb. 2025
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Dermatologists share their thoughts on the trends and suggestions for creating a cleansing routine specific to your skin.—
Cathy Cassata,
Health,
25 Feb. 2025
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The emails are part of a strategy to have agencies account for their employees' work each week and report it back to the government's human resources agency, though no decision has been made about whether the messages will go out weekly, the sources said.—
Kristin Brown,
CBS News,
1 Mar. 2025
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That may not eliminate all security concerns given that sending an email creates a digital footprint regardless of the message's content.—
CHRIS MEGERIAN,
TIME,
1 Mar. 2025
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“Connotation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/connotation. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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