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
Noun
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That projection is based on the player’s performance in each metric over the last three seasons (five for goalies), weighted for recency where more recent seasons carry more significance and regressed to the mean.—
Dom Luszczyszyn,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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The significance of these findings The study suggests human right-handedness may be deeply rooted in the same evolutionary changes that transformed how our ancestors moved and interacted with the world.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
16 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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Yet, any large-scale damage today would have far greater consequences than in the telegraph age, given the world’s near absolute dependence on data flows through these cables.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
17 May 2026
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The consequences would not be immediate or automatic.—
Ingmar Rentzhog,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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The other stars in the diamond are second magnitude Denebola (marking the tail of Leo, the Lion), first magnitude Spica (the spike of wheat in the hand of Virgo) and zero-magnitude Arcturus (in Boötes the Herdsman).—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
15 May 2026
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Davis has either tuned out or somehow remained oblivious to any fan sentiment that diminishes the magnitude of his home run because of what unfolded after it.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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“Importance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/importance. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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