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as in senses
the idea that is conveyed or intended to be conveyed to the mind by language, symbol, or action
the unmistakable meaning of the skier's upraised arms as he finished his spectacular run
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as in purposes
something that one hopes or intends to accomplish
the people have a right to know what the president's meaning is in getting the nation involved in this war
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Elmo debuted in the third period when the Jackets scored three goals to pull away for a 6-2 win.—
Aaron Portzline,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025 -
Like judging a player only from goals.—
Sarah Shephard,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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Not all of her new pals had the purest of intentions, though.—
Karen Chernick,
ARTnews.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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Concerned about Russia’s intentions, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk wants to introduce large-scale military training for every man and double the size of Poland’s army to about 500,000 soldiers.—
Lorne Cook,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Mar. 2025
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Like a showstopping necklace on a comparatively functional outfit, creative bathroom tile ideas have the power to elevate and transform one of the most utilitarian spaces in the house.—
Kathryn O'Shea-Evans,
Architectural Digest,
11 Mar. 2025
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Forge valuable connections and exchange investment ideas.—
John Melloy,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2025
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In the context of US cultural history, however, watermelon carries different connotations—racist ones.—
Longreads,
Longreads,
19 Dec. 2024
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In some cases the phrase ‘work sister’ or ‘work brother’ have been proposed as an alternative for work spouse, a phrase which equally carries weighty emotional connotations.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
19 Oct. 2024
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The second and third definitions aren’t close to a concept of equality of outcome.—
Erik Sherman,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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Lots of people have different definitions for it.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
23 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Track Progress With OKRs HR leaders can drive quarterly goal success by aligning talent strategies with business objectives.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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Regime change in Kyiv was one of Putin's original objectives for invading.—
Dave Lawler,
Axios,
4 Mar. 2025
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Regardless of colloquial accent, pauses, interruptions or interjected questions, AI agents can identify callers’ intents and respond appropriately in normal, natural-sounding language that some callers may even mistake for live agents.—
Gary Drenik,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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This is just the latest example of the terrible treatment of what are, for all intents and purposes, professional student athletes.—
Joe Moglia,
Sportico.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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But now things are getting even more messy.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes,
28 Dec. 2024
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But subtle little things — developments unlikely to make headlines – can also be big winners.—
Dewayne Bevil,
Orlando Sentinel,
28 Dec. 2024
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“Meanings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meanings. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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