as in significance
the quality or state of being important
a final exam has great importance
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Recent Examples of importance
Murdaugh’s attorneys argued her comments violated his right to a fair trial and an impartial jury, while prosecutors downplayed their importance.
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Dianne Gallagher, CNN Money, 13 May 2026
The savings outlined in the SEC filings, and the high importance securing them played in executives’ compensation for the year, shows the benefit to Uber’s shareholders and executives from reforming insurance laws nationwide.
—Sacbee.com, 13 May 2026
As of March, the Scorecard says, most states had passed new literacy laws, including doubling down on the importance of teaching phonics.
—Cory Turner, NPR, 13 May 2026
The ongoing battle to define who may use the San Marzano name underscores the importance of food branding at every level.
—Itzel Luna, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
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Dianne Gallagher, CNN Money, 13 May 2026
The savings outlined in the SEC filings, and the high importance securing them played in executives’ compensation for the year, shows the benefit to Uber’s shareholders and executives from reforming insurance laws nationwide.
—Sacbee.com, 13 May 2026
As of March, the Scorecard says, most states had passed new literacy laws, including doubling down on the importance of teaching phonics.
—Cory Turner, NPR, 13 May 2026
The ongoing battle to define who may use the San Marzano name underscores the importance of food branding at every level.
—Itzel Luna, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for importance
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The water is colored by the tamarack tree, kind of a root-beer color, which is a beautiful balance to all the greens — and just the metaphorical symbolic significance of it is really profound.—
Mary Divine,
Twin Cities,
9 May 2026
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That story was told in the studio by Professor Julian Huxley, an evolutionary biologist, who used pickled wildlife specimens and a photograph of a coelacanth to explain the fish’s significance.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 May 2026
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Tariffs on imports from China reached up to 145% last year, but after back-and-forth tariffs, the countries came to a truce of sorts and signed a one-year agreement suspending many trade penalties into late 2026.—
Kathryn Watson,
CBS News,
12 May 2026
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Thirty percent of the state’s crude imports come from the Middle East.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
12 May 2026
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Among those consumers, 88% experienced at least one negative consequence afterward, including account takeover attempts.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
10 May 2026
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Instead, the lawsuit said, the bot continued to engage when Ikner asked about the busiest times at the FSU student union, what possible media coverage would look like in the event of a shooting, and potential legal consequences for the shooter.—
Laura Jarrett,
NBC news,
10 May 2026
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Jonathan Krinksy, an analyst at BTIG, said in a recent note that the magnitude of the markup in the semiconductor space resembles 1999.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
8 May 2026
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In their separate addresses to families, several Board members acknowledged questions from parents regarding how the school could have reached a financial crisis of this magnitude.—
Claire Murphy,
Chicago Tribune,
8 May 2026
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“Importance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/importance. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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