1
as in topic
a major object of interest or concern (as in a discussion or artistic composition)
that is not relevant to the matter under discussion
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2
as in thing
something to be dealt with
we must take care of this matter before it becomes a real problem
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3
as in mail
communications or parcels sent or carried through the postal system
first-class matter
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4
as in problem
something that requires thought and skill for resolution
I've been thinking about the matter all night, and I believe I have a solution
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as in to mean
to be of importance
she believes that doing well in school really does matter
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Recent Examples of matter
ArsTechnica, 25 June 2025
The report, citing people familiar with the matter, said a deal was far from certain.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 25 June 2025
Literary Hub, 26 June 2025
The dads, Brads and Chads who dislike Swift made their negative thoughts known in the comments, but the one that really mattered came from Kelce.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 26 June 2025
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Noun
Matter that doesn’t interact with light can form structures much more quickly than matter that gets tangled up by interacting with itself.
—ArsTechnica, 25 June 2025
The report, citing people familiar with the matter, said a deal was far from certain.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 25 June 2025
Verb
The knowledge that my life only matters as a body for labor feeds on my heart like a parasite.
—Literary Hub, 26 June 2025
The dads, Brads and Chads who dislike Swift made their negative thoughts known in the comments, but the one that really mattered came from Kelce.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 26 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for matter
Noun
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Throughout the hearing, Kobach advocated against the merits of climate public nuisance suits, using previous dismissals as evidence of the lack of feasibility of such claims, a topic which Sen. Cruz also discussed during his questioning.—
David Blackmon,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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Rice has been a hot-button topic in Japan, with surging prices and shortages leading to empty shelves in supermarkets across the country.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
26 June 2025
Noun
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The downside is that each method has a potential reaction from the AGI or ASI that could turn things ugly.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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Meanwhile…things haven’t looked so good for Starbucks in China recently, and not just because its baristas can’t spell names in Chinese characters, either.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
2 July 2025
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Applications will be available for download by June 30, on the agency’s website, and may be submitted by email or mail prior to Aug. 1, according to officials.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
29 June 2025
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To send a letter to the editor about this article, submit online or check out our guidelines for how to submit by email or mail.—
Mark Michalek,
Denver Post,
28 June 2025
Noun
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The Spanish also had a problem when two tropical storms happened on the same day, however.—
Tom Brown,
Space.com,
29 June 2025
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But the most common approach to generating speech relied on synthesizing it from text, which led straight into another problem with BCI systems: very high latency.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
29 June 2025
Noun
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The hunters learned that someone was logging in the vicinity.—
Jack O'Connor,
Outdoor Life,
26 June 2025
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What’s next: That’s not been shared yet by Universal Orlando, but visitors can see activity beyond the new construction walls in the vicinity.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 June 2025
Verb
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That could mean even greater affordability for smaller businesses adopting AI for their businesses.—
Bernice Ooi,
CNBC,
26 June 2025
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That meant buying physical books offered a legal workaround.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
25 June 2025
Noun
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The White House did not respond to questions about why the climate report website was taken down, or whether the administration plans to create the next edition of the climate assessment as Congress mandates.—
Rebecca Hersher,
NPR,
1 July 2025
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In his latest book, Is a River Alive?, Macfarlane travels to three very different rivers (in Ecuador, India and Quebec) to examine the question of a river’s sovereignty.—
Brianne Kane,
Scientific American,
1 July 2025
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Democrats are expected to use the opportunity to put their GOP colleagues on the record on a number of controversial issues ahead of the midterm elections.—
Kaia Hubbard
June 29,
CBS News,
29 June 2025
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Mamdani won mainly by tapping into one of the two issues New Yorkers care about the most: affordability (the other is quality of life).—
Bradley Tusk,
New York Daily News,
29 June 2025
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“Matter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/matter. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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