denoted

verb

past tense of denote
1
as in signified
to communicate or convey (as an idea) to the mind a flashing red light that denotes danger

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2
as in indicated
to serve as a sign or symptom of the unkempt yard denotes a homeowner with little concern for the well-being of his neighborhood

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Recent Examples of denoted One of the factors that may cause this type of aHUS is pregnancy, as denoted by p-aHUS. — Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026 This is denoted by a marginal risk from the Storm Prediction Center. — Ahmad Bajjey, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026 Some basics of mRNA drugs Messenger RNA, or mRNA, is made of four building blocks denoted by the letters A, C, G and U. — Li Li, The Conversation, 6 Aug. 2026 See Pitchfork London’s latest schedule below; new additions are denoted with an asterisk. — Pitchfork, 3 Aug. 2026 Prices have been confirmed by The Athletic unless denoted with an asterisk, which indicates they’ve been reported by fans but not independently confirmed. — Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 31 July 2026 Despite its correction, EWZ remains in a cyclical bull trend as defined by the weekly cloud model, denoted by the shaded area on the chart, which provides support for the uptrend aligned with former resistance near $34. — Katie Stockton, CNBC, 13 July 2026 California is not experiencing a uniform decline in violent crime as denoted in the California Crime Statistics 2026. — Linh Tat, Oc Register, 4 May 2026 But in the 1980s, the music’s heyday, the phrase denoted an array of artists and tendencies while also conjuring something more atmospheric. — Jack Hamilton, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for denoted
  1. signified
  2. indicated
  3. meant
  4. implied
Verb
  • The resolution signified a $133 million ask to voters from the Jeffco school board.
    — Olivia Young, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • While Harry did reunite with his father, the lack of meeting between the brothers signified that cracks between them still run deep.
    — Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of signified
Verb
  • While earlier forecasts from the hurricane center indicated that Edouard could become a hurricane, the storm ran out of time over the Gulf.
    — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh indicated last week that the central bank is uncomfortable with the current rate of inflation, remarks investors interpreted to mean the Fed is likely to raise its key interest rate in response.
    — Rob Wile, NBC news, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of indicated
Verb
  • Utilities that lobbied for the change argued that compensating rooftop solar at a higher rate meant that people without solar panels were disproportionately paying the costs of maintaining the overhead lines that everyone uses.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Critics have said the size of the gap stems in large part from Connecticut’s lack of investment in special education, which is meant to reduce those disparities as much as possible.
    — Theo Peck-Suzuki, Hartford Courant, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of meant
Verb
  • Organic cotton needs to be named, not just implied, in the frameworks that will direct investment over the next decade.
    — Bart Vollaard, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2026
  • While stocks slipped midday as shares of Nvidia unwound some of its big earnings gains, the S&P was down three-tenths of a percent, about half the roughly 60 basis-point range options pricing had implied for Friday's session.
    — Oliver Renick, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
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“Denoted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/denoted. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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