How to Use denote in a Sentence

denote

verb
Definition of denotenext
Synonyms for denotenext
  • Her death denoted the end of an era.
  • The word “derby” can denote a horse race or a kind of hat.
  • Lightly mark both sides of the joist, then make a third mark in the middle to denote the center point.
    — Hannah Bruneman, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
  • The rugs may also be hung on walls to denote a space for worship.
    — Vanessa H. Larson, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Her title has been used by the monarchy since the 14th century to denote the wife of the Prince of Wales.
    — Emily Zemler, Allure, 13 Dec. 2023
  • Use fences and hedges to denote the garden's boundaries.
    — Katherine Owen, Southern Living, 13 June 2023
  • In other words, a king can only be a monarch, while queen can denote monarch or the wife of a monarch.
    — James Hookway, WSJ, 9 Apr. 2021
  • This week, staffers have been zip-tying seats to denote where fans cannot sit.
    — Marc Bona, cleveland, 31 Mar. 2021
  • The announcement did not denote the status of the agreement with ASC.
    — al, 26 Apr. 2023
  • The button even glows blue, orange or red to denote cool, warm or hot.
    — Sarah Wharton, Good Housekeeping, 16 Sep. 2022
  • Noom claims that the colors do not denote good foods or bad foods but serve as more of a portion guide.
    — Good Housekeeping, 30 Nov. 2022
  • Thread Count Thread count denotes the number of threads in a square inch of fabric, and how tightly woven the fibers are.
    — Barbara Bellesi Zito, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Aug. 2023
  • There were no tags to denote the top or bottom of the fitted sheet, which did seem a little baggy.
    — Barbara Bellesi Zito, Peoplemag, 14 Nov. 2022
  • Four years on, tweaks to the grille, rear bumper, and wheel designs denote the '23 model, but bigger changes are afoot on the inside and under the hood.
    — Joe Lorio, Car and Driver, 10 Nov. 2022
  • This is a larger MacBook Air, with the 15-inch name denoting the screen size (not the overall laptop size).
    — Matthew Buzzi, PCMAG, 6 June 2023
  • Since the sun denotes your drive and attitude, Sunday explains that those with a fire Sun sign love to stand out in a crowd.
    — Women's Health, 12 May 2023
  • The red stitching extends to the doors, steering wheel, and other surfaces to denote the car's sportiness.
    — Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 14 Aug. 2023
  • The dark orange represents the zone of Level 4 severe risk, and the lighter orange denotes the area of Level 3 risk.
    — Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 8 Aug. 2023
  • This is what most brands will use as the primary way to denote the corresponding age.
    — Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 24 Aug. 2023
  • Over the years, sea change has come to denote a profound transformation.
    — John Shufeldt, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2022
  • Inside, an auspicious pink smoke ring denotes the long, careful cook time where the Texas post oak smoke worked its way into the meat.
    — Carlos Frías, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
  • The Sumerians, who first put stylus to stone more than 5,000 years ago, used the star symbol to denote a king or a god on cuneiform tablets.
    — Cory Oldweiler, Star Tribune, 19 Feb. 2021
  • But the name has come to denote duty and sacrifice as well as privilege.
    — The Economist, 31 Mar. 2021
  • Bottlesare often labeled to denote the type of grape used.
    — Fabien Jacob, San Antonio Express-News, 8 Dec. 2021
  • Researchers typically use a colon to denote the type of an object.
    — Sheon Han, Quanta Magazine, 11 Oct. 2023
  • Underneath it, a streak of white paint perfectly denotes a sheaf of white paper.
    — Teju Cole, New York Times, 25 May 2023
  • The maps came from a program called CalTopo that uses colored shading to denote a slope’s steepness.
    — Devon O’Neil, Outside Online, 28 Feb. 2022
  • So the black-and-white coloring hints at the spacesuits donned by astronauts, with the red detailing akin to the lines that denote a commander’s rank.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 5 Mar. 2024
  • The sculptural metal handle is the Kiss signature, shaped to denote the outlines of a feminine mouth.
    — Joseph Deacetis, Forbes, 27 Apr. 2021
  • Microsoft uses the first two numbers of an update version to denote the year it was released.
    — Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 3 Jan. 2022

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