Examples
“By appealing to the role of conventions, it is thought, we can distinguish linguistic signs, the meaningful use of words, from mere natural ˜signs™.”
“Passion of sudden death! that once in youth I read and interpreted by the shadows of thy averted signs [Footnote: "_Averted signs_": -- I read the course and changes of the lady's agony in the succession of her involuntary gestures; but it must be remembered that I read all this from the rear, never once catching the lady's full face, and even her profile imperfectly.]!”
“Proglem is google initially replaces all your blank spaces with + signs, the +signs with a \% 2B code and so on.”
“Morgan Chase & Co.'s report last week showing that fourth-quarter profit jumped 47% amid what it called signs of strength among U.S. consumers and businesses.”
“And trying to read the signs is amusing, because a lot of thm just say "Thank you.”
“Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates said on a visit to Afghanistan last week that he was heartened by what he called signs of progress.”
The Washington Post: Dozens of suspected Afghan insurgents killed in rare wintertime fighting
“Democrats and liberal groups have been alarmed by what they describe as signs of possible retreat by the White House on especially important issues, and they argue that jettisoning a public plan would amount to a betrayal of those who supported Obama's historic candidacy last year.”
Health Care, Obama and the USA May Fail; but the Dream Lives
“President Obama strongly defending his ambitious economic agenda today, declaring his policies are generating signs what he called signs of economic progress.”
“He said the FNL was wary of negotiating with the government delegation given the alleged truce violations which he termed signs of Bujumbura's insincerity and lack of commitment to peace.”
“John XXIII explicitly defined that task by identifying, in his 1963 encyclical "Pacem in Terris," what he called the signs of the times — three reasons for tremendous hope.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘signs’.
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Words that are also movies
Unabashedly stolen from a comment made by courier12.
vertigo, serendipity, casablanca, psycho, jaws, fantasia, stagecoach, network, rocky, giant, platoon, unforgiven and 285 more...
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RELI - words with Biblical connotations
Words in the Bible evoking biblical stories or with special spiritual meaning. Proper names have been reduced to the minimum.
ark, judgement, holy, saint, baptism, spirit, love, eternal, altar, balsam, covenant, flood and 1115 more...
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REGI - urban development
urban planning, urban redevelopment, legal base, metropolitan area, periphery, strategic plan, neighborhood plan, regulatory and in..., slums, decay, suburbanization, urbanization and 467 more...
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Movies I've Seen
There's a jar I've been adding movie ticket stubs to since about age twelve. I am pleased to have a more accessible way of keeping track of the movies I've seen. Even if some are pretty embarrassin...
ghostbusters, amadeus, miller's crossing, no reservations, hoot, insomnia, master and commander, the matrix, o brother, where ..., night of the comet, the dark knight, tropic thunder and 489 more...
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precious
coin, waiflike, zoo, captain, difference, diet, automagical, olive, noanoa, dusk, cookie, monday and 221 more...
Tweets
Looking for tweets for signs.
reesetee Strange signs from abroad. May 16, 2010