denote

In a rear gallery, dark nighttime photographs are hung on walls painted black to denote the wee hours.

Ballots do not denote political affiliations; political parties are banned from bankrolling candidates.

Audiences become part of the show — “immersive theater” denotes the involvement of the ticket buyer, usually by interacting with or following the cast.

Half of these points can be given if a "subject has tattoos denoting membership or loyalty to TdA".

Denmark's largest grocery store operator, Salling Group, recently introduced a symbol, a black star, on pricing labels to denote European brands.