Thesaurus results for MATTERED

mattered

verb

Definition of mattered next

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 Disney’s two attempts to revive Tron, Legacy in 2010 and the long-gestating Ares in 2025—never cracked the code of why the original had mattered to its audience emotionally. —

Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 9 May 2026 Of course, the opinion that mattered most was my grandmother's, the inspiration behind the dessert. —

Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 9 May 2026 The team found that this internal structure mattered enormously. —

Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 9 May 2026 Was reminded that my voice mattered. —

Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 7 May 2026 If anything, this was one of those moments where having Timothee Chalamet on speed dial might’ve actually mattered. —

Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026 Probably Bayern’s worst performance of the season in the game that mattered the most. —

Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 7 May 2026 And in an era before every MLB game could be summoned on a smartphone, being on every night mattered. —

Andrew Kirell, CNN Money, 6 May 2026 Here are three moments that mattered from Game 7. —

Eduardo A. Encina, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 May 2026

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Verb

Mussa was meant to resettle in Nebraska, in February, 2025.

— Annie Hylton, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
Ahead of the March board meeting, the district approved a contract with the teachers union that meant there would be no layoffs for the teaching staff.

— Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2026