connotes

Scraping immediately connotes theft in the sense of taking something which is not meant to be taken.

Indexing, on the other hand, connotes supplementation in the sense of adding value to that which is already there.

Jingoism usually connotes aggressive foreign policy, militarism, and extreme bias on top of pride in nation.

An order of magnitude income differential no longer connotes an order of magnitude difference in lifestyle.

In my mind, that term connotes working as a glorified support specialist in a large corporation.

Superstition connotes that an act is performed due to faith that it is beneficial or necessary, rather than an understanding of the underlying mechanism or controlled experiments to demonstrate the need.

But although the latter term connotes empowering agency, having trauma become central to one’s identity bodes poorly for one’s mental health.

Passive income often connotes building something once, then sitting back while money pours in.

For some reason it connotes comparison to a militant leftist activist, like a Sandinista.

To me, it connotes someone who is very passionate about the history of film, niche genres of film, and/or film criticism or theory.

Contractor often connotes low status like a tradesmen in construction work.

Staff scientist typically connotes a relatively senior, but non-tenure track position.

But choosing "mean", which connotes both petty and asshole, makes the argument much more unclear.

I don't think that would compromise the live-ness" of it, whatever that really connotes.

To me "legacy" connotes flawed, not merely old.

In the logical sense it does, however typically the term "dating" connotes a commitment to the relationship that is a a bit deeper than simply going on a single date.