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as in weighed
to be of importance
it imports little whether you like Grandma's gift; you should have graciously thanked her
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as in meant
to communicate or convey (as an idea) to the mind
the word "freedom" can import different things to different people
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as in introduced
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Recent Examples of imported
Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Sep. 2025
Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
This is the worst center situation in the West, with veteran tourniquet Kevon Looney imported to try to limit the bleeding.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Trump has pressured drugmakers to return drug manufacturing to the United States under the threat of 100% tariff on brand name drugs imported to the United States.
—Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
The Kehlers regularly wrap their softest cheeses in cambium (imported from France and also harvested right on premises in Greensboro, Vermont), and Harbison is a fan favorite in the category.
—Emily Monaco With Kat Craddock, Saveur, 9 Oct. 2025
Giant foxtail was introduced to North America by accident in the 1920s, mixed in with grain imported from Asia.
—Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
Last year, the company imported 204 containers during the same week timeframe.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2025
In the 2023-24 crop year, China imported a decade-long high of 15 million bales, causing scarcity and creating a pricing bump.
—Sarah Jones, Sourcing Journal, 30 Sep. 2025
Popular Lilly products imported into the country include weight-loss blockbuster drugs Zepbound and Mounjaro.
—Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
This marks a dramatic turnaround from earlier years when imported titles commanded roughly double the audience of domestic productions.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Another new law, SB312, implements a requirement that dogs imported into the state for the purpose of selling or transferring ownership have a health certification completed by a veterinarian dated no more than ten days prior to arrival in California.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
This is the worst center situation in the West, with veteran tourniquet Kevon Looney imported to try to limit the bleeding.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Trump has pressured drugmakers to return drug manufacturing to the United States under the threat of 100% tariff on brand name drugs imported to the United States.
—Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
The Kehlers regularly wrap their softest cheeses in cambium (imported from France and also harvested right on premises in Greensboro, Vermont), and Harbison is a fan favorite in the category.
—Emily Monaco With Kat Craddock, Saveur, 9 Oct. 2025
Giant foxtail was introduced to North America by accident in the 1920s, mixed in with grain imported from Asia.
—Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
Last year, the company imported 204 containers during the same week timeframe.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2025
In the 2023-24 crop year, China imported a decade-long high of 15 million bales, causing scarcity and creating a pricing bump.
—Sarah Jones, Sourcing Journal, 30 Sep. 2025
Popular Lilly products imported into the country include weight-loss blockbuster drugs Zepbound and Mounjaro.
—Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 29 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for imported
Verb
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His humongous gourd weighed a staggering 2,346 pounds.—
Sarah Durn,
Popular Science,
15 Oct. 2025
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Privately, party officials admit that fear of a snap poll weighed heavily in their choice with the PS risking the loss of seats in a political landscape polarized between the far right and the hard left.—
Saskya Vandoorne,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The intelligence brief was meant to make law enforcement aware of indicators of possible violence at protests and ways to mitigate them in advance.—
Lauren Mascarenhas,
CNN Money,
17 Oct. 2025
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The movement mirrors a human stretch meant to loosen the upper body.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Such considerations have mattered in the past.—
Davis Winkie,
USA Today,
14 Oct. 2025
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But at Fox, one person mattered most.—
Jon Landau,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Netanyahu publicly implied for the first time Friday that not all of the deceased hostages held captive in Gaza will return, underscoring previous assessments that Hamas may not be able to find and return all of their remains.—
Kara Fox,
CNN Money,
11 Oct. 2025
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It’s often implied that the big deal in the origin of complex animals like us, known as metazoans, was the switch from unicellular to multicellular life.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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For naturalized citizens, the stakes may be even higher.—
Virginia La Torre Jeker,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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This could upend the application process for green card holders hoping to become naturalized citizens.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Although this defeat signified the end of Sandinista rule, the Sandinistas themselves survived, albeit in name only.—
Tim Brinkhof,
JSTOR Daily,
8 Oct. 2025
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But the session also signified a major change in how business is conducted in the Missouri Senate, which may shape the future of legislation passed by lawmakers in the General Assembly.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The monoclonal antibody drug tegoprubart attempts to do this by blocking a pathway used by immune cells to communicate and organize an attack against the transplanted beta cells.—
Tara Haelle,
Scientific American,
14 Oct. 2025
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The clinical focus sits on direction and angulation so transplanted hair blends with natural whorls.—
Maria Williams,
USA Today,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
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They are denoted with an asterisk in the minimum and maximum tuition columns.—
Rachel Wegner,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Oct. 2025
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To reduce transport emissions, the resort sources many of its ingredients locally, which is denoted with the initials LS on menus.—
Kathryn Romeyn,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Imported.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imported. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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