as in significance
the quality or state of being important
a final exam has great importance
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Recent Examples of importance
Be confident Employers have told Price the importance of being confident enough to walk up to tables.
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Michael Butler,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2026
The measure approving the additional spending was pulled off the council’s consent agenda, which normally happens when a council member wants to recuse themselves from voting on a particular item or wants to make a statement about that item’s importance.
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Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 June 2026
Mamdani emphasized the importance of public trust in comments Wednesday morning.
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Gloria Pazmino,
CNN Money,
24 June 2026
And leaders like Cognizant CEO Ravi Kumar S are increasingly talking about the importance of the humanities grad in the era of AI.
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Diane Brady,
Fortune,
24 June 2026
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Michael Butler,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2026
The measure approving the additional spending was pulled off the council’s consent agenda, which normally happens when a council member wants to recuse themselves from voting on a particular item or wants to make a statement about that item’s importance.
—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 June 2026
Mamdani emphasized the importance of public trust in comments Wednesday morning.
—
Gloria Pazmino,
CNN Money,
24 June 2026
And leaders like Cognizant CEO Ravi Kumar S are increasingly talking about the importance of the humanities grad in the era of AI.
—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
24 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for importance
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Archaeologists have determined the mounds served ceremonial, spiritual and burial functions, though many details of their cultural significance remain a mystery.
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Fay believes the significance of America's birth, with its ideals of freedom and equality, has the power to unite.
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Local deployment of renewables in Asian countries could have a resounding effect on import/export payments by reducing the enormous costs of importing oil and gas.
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Trade import data showed the goods are being or are likely to be imported into the United States, the agency added.
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Two wars in as many years with Israel — both launched on other’s behalf but with outsized consequences borne here — have resulted in thousands of dead, a million-plus displacement crisis and the leveling and occupation of wide swaths of the country.
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This is a direct consequence of one of the transformer architecture’s defining attributes.
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Earthquakes are measured by magnitude on a logarithmic scale — so each whole number increase translates to 32 times more energy released by the quake.
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On the San Andreas Fault, scientists expect on average a large earthquake of magnitude 7 or above every 170 years or so, with the timing varying along the fault.
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“Importance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/importance. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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