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
The fan letter is not merely evidence that Williams mattered.
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Literary Hub,
26 June 2026
Trust, consistency, and follow-through mattered more than perfect communication.
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James Nelson,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
Central to Burbank’s thesis was his belief that environment mattered as much, if not more, than heredity.
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The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
25 June 2026
Meeting the Qataris was luck; delivering was what mattered.
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Mohammed Sergie,
semafor.com,
24 June 2026
That drive mattered greatly to Christopher Columbus, who sailed west in 1492.
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Peter C. Mancall,
The Conversation,
24 June 2026
To remember someone is to insist that their life mattered.
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Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2026
Nissan clearly decided that affordability and reliability mattered more than chasing horsepower figures.
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New Atlas,
20 June 2026
The roster is something that really mattered to me, and this is a roster that’s shown a level of competitiveness and is ready to go to the next step.
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Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 June 2026
Literary Hub,
26 June 2026
Trust, consistency, and follow-through mattered more than perfect communication.
—
James Nelson,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
Central to Burbank’s thesis was his belief that environment mattered as much, if not more, than heredity.
—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
25 June 2026
Meeting the Qataris was luck; delivering was what mattered.
—
Mohammed Sergie,
semafor.com,
24 June 2026
That drive mattered greatly to Christopher Columbus, who sailed west in 1492.
—
Peter C. Mancall,
The Conversation,
24 June 2026
To remember someone is to insist that their life mattered.
—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2026
Nissan clearly decided that affordability and reliability mattered more than chasing horsepower figures.
—
New Atlas,
20 June 2026
The roster is something that really mattered to me, and this is a roster that’s shown a level of competitiveness and is ready to go to the next step.
—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mattered
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That has meant pursuing environmental certifications, cutting energy use with solar panels, and switching to lighter-weight bottles.
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Defendants have claimed the case is a strategic lawsuit against public participation, also known as a SLAPP suit, which legal experts say are meant to dissuade the public from vocal criticisms.
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Global economies have already weighed energy options beyond the Middle East, as the war in Iran has put irreversible pressure on the oil industry, according to Karen Young, a researcher at Columbia University.
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How that is playing out in terms of stylistic difference will have to be weighed by bootleg-favoring Dylanologists who are more attuned to the subtleties of band interplay.
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“Mattered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mattered. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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