mattered

past tense of matter
as in meant
to be of importance she believes that doing well in school really does matter

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Recent Examples of mattered What mattered to me is what the comet meant in Polynesian mythologies. Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025 Triennale presented the work in the historic CRT venue, and that setting mattered. Alessia Glaviano, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2025 During lean times like the Great Depression when ingredients were scarce and nothing went to waste, this distinction mattered. Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2025 That the diminutive McDaniel didn’t look (or sound) the part of an NFL head coach hardly mattered two years ago, when his team was hanging 70 points on Denver. Barry Jackson updated October 19, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2025 However, there was no doubting how much this one mattered to the 50-year-old coach. Devon Henderson, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025 The standing ovation for Sullivan’s save mattered. Colin Cerniglia, Charlotte Observer, 18 Oct. 2025 But none of that mattered when, in June 2017, the country was suddenly isolated by its Gulf neighbors. Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025 So clearly conquest mattered and was worth planning for. Devon O’Neil, Outside, 15 Oct. 2025
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  • Heather Demers tried the popular good luck McDonald’s French fries hack—which is meant to improve IVF success rates, though with no scientific backing—and was stunned when over 300 family members, friends and even strangers joined in to show their support.
    Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Daylight saving time was introduced in the United States in 1918 with the Standard Time Act, which was meant to lower fuel costs during the First World War.
    Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 Oct. 2025
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  • Lineker also weighed into the debate over how Bellingham fits into the 4-2-3-1 shape new Madrid coach Xabi Alonso is using.
    Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The first iteration was made of iron and wood, weighed 700 lbs.
    Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025

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“Mattered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mattered. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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