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 Speed has always mattered in trading. Ashok Reddy, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025 Almost immediately, none of that mattered. Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025 One of the officers told them that, because of the criminal charges, their immigration cases no longer mattered. Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025 Of knowing extreme effort mattered. Rick Burton, Sportico.com, 7 Sep. 2025 What mattered the most was knowing that her son was stable. Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025 Venue hasn’t mattered much to San Francisco’s offense over the last two weeks. Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025 All that mattered was just holding on. Emily Meg Weinstein september 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025 The Padres would get their last chance that really mattered against Ryan in the top of the fourth. Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mattered
Verb
  • If all this rulemaking simply meant lower water usage, consumers would likely cheer at the lower water bills.
    Jeremy Lott, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • It was meant to show how the history of human evolution arises from our literary relationship to the earth.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Monica Di Giacomo weighed 320 pounds and no trainer would take her on.
    Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Harris briefly weighed a run for governor of California before ruling it out in July, leaving open the possibility of another presidential campaign in 2028.
    Nik Popli, Time, 10 Sep. 2025

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“Mattered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mattered. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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