as in weighing
to be of importance
she believes that doing well in school really does matter
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Recent Examples of mattering
In other words, as Cleveland tore through the league last season, the players responded to most of the milestones reached with a collective shrug and worn axioms about nothing mattering until the playoffs.
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Joe Vardon, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
But as kids move into adolescence and gain more independence, friends start mattering more, filling the space previously held by parents and teachers.
—Russell Shaw, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
Even if those details are years away from mattering, having everyone on the same page now can head off confusion (or conflict) later.
—Andrew Rosen, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
That may be why the Media Matters fight, which seems like just another front with a tangential player in the FTC's bigger battle, may end up mattering the most.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 22 Aug. 2025
Flett has come to understand mattering as a counterpoint to perfectionism, a more viable way to arrive at a sense of self-worth.
—Leslie Jamison, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
Joe Vardon, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
But as kids move into adolescence and gain more independence, friends start mattering more, filling the space previously held by parents and teachers.
—Russell Shaw, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
Even if those details are years away from mattering, having everyone on the same page now can head off confusion (or conflict) later.
—Andrew Rosen, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
That may be why the Media Matters fight, which seems like just another front with a tangential player in the FTC's bigger battle, may end up mattering the most.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 22 Aug. 2025
Flett has come to understand mattering as a counterpoint to perfectionism, a more viable way to arrive at a sense of self-worth.
—Leslie Jamison, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mattering
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The meetings offer the latest signs that Senate Democrats are still weighing how heavily to put their thumbs on the scale for a particular candidate.—
Ramsey Touchberry,
The Washington Examiner,
26 Oct. 2025
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Melodee Buzzard is described by police as being around 4 feet, 6 inches tall and weighing approximately 60 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes.—
Greg Norman,
FOXNews.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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The series sticks with the timeline of Muschietti's movies rather than King's book, meaning the original Losers Club encounter with It takes place in 1989 rather than 1958, and the final battle in 2016 rather than 1985.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
27 Oct. 2025
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That being said, the Consumer Price Index has followed an almost identical trajectory from Q420 to the most recent figures, meaning spending is merely in line with inflation.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Mattering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mattering. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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