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Free sign upThe phrase "with connotations" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the implied meanings or associations that a word or phrase carries beyond its literal definition.
Example: "The word 'home' often evokes feelings of warmth and safety, with connotations of family and belonging."
Alternatives: "implying meanings" or "suggesting associations".
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(Then he added a line with connotations. "You must remember Sarah Hughes," he said).
With connotations of healthful living, mindfulness and self-improvement, yoga is a pretty appealing concept.
Mr. Stetson has arrived at an ingenious formulation, exploiting avant-garde jazz techniques but with connotations of accessible songcraft.
It can be freighted with connotations of mindless obscurantism – cf Gordon Brown's "bigoted woman" in the last election.
Some of the helping disciplines have gone to "client," impersonal and unsatisfactory with connotations both of commerce and dependency.
The word derives from the Latin verb conversari, which means to live together, with connotations of habitual proximity and coöperation.
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The left handles denotation, he clarifies, the right deals with connotation.
Being for centuries the favoured instrument of the elite class, the qin is rich with literary connotations and with symbolism.
It is a word with numerous connotations in Turkey, and with a fascinating, protean history.
A free tour of church spaces with American connotations, including the Poets Corner with stained glass windows depicting Betsy Ross and Francis Scott Key.
Nothing strikes fear into arithmophobes like the word "algebra", with its connotations of yellowing old texbooks filled with indecipherable symbols.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.
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