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
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
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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
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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
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Monica Di Giacomo weighed 320 pounds and no trainer would take her on.—
Laura Trujillo,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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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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