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
But for Burt’s family, that mattered less than the entertainment value of the movie.
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Sarah Weinman, Rolling Stone, 9 Nov. 2025
To be sure, there were local issues and candidates that mattered, but in those elections where there were exit polls, voters cited the cost of living as the major factor in their vote, with health care next.
—Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner, 8 Nov. 2025
What mattered is that they were designed to speak to Black audiences — and shrink the size of the Democratic electorate.
—David Smiley, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
But no endorsement mattered more than the response the Daisy Jones series got from Stevie Nicks.
—Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2025
But for a glorious period, all that mattered were the dudes being dudes.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
That uneven distribution mattered.
—Kaleb Demerew, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2025
Choosing the right person mattered far more than checking regional or ideological boxes to balance the ticket.
—Time, 3 Nov. 2025
Because of David it’s never really mattered what the director’s methodology is.
—Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
Sarah Weinman, Rolling Stone, 9 Nov. 2025
To be sure, there were local issues and candidates that mattered, but in those elections where there were exit polls, voters cited the cost of living as the major factor in their vote, with health care next.
—Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner, 8 Nov. 2025
What mattered is that they were designed to speak to Black audiences — and shrink the size of the Democratic electorate.
—David Smiley, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
But no endorsement mattered more than the response the Daisy Jones series got from Stevie Nicks.
—Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2025
But for a glorious period, all that mattered were the dudes being dudes.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
That uneven distribution mattered.
—Kaleb Demerew, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2025
Choosing the right person mattered far more than checking regional or ideological boxes to balance the ticket.
—Time, 3 Nov. 2025
Because of David it’s never really mattered what the director’s methodology is.
—Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mattered
Verb
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Barr’s unconventional campaign, meant to make an argument against gerrymandering producing deeply partisan districts, made national headlines.—
Mary Ramsey,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Nov. 2025
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This season was meant to be the biggest of Gjoshe’s young career.—
Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
8 Nov. 2025
Verb
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This practice had its own history, another tributary to the overshoot conjuncture that weighed heavily on its future course.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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There were ballot proposals in the county to be weighed, and treasurers to be chosen.—
Darcie Moran,
Freep.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Mattered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mattered. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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