1
as in suggestive
clearly conveying a special meaning (as one's mood)
gave a meaningful sigh when I asked her how things were going
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as in important
having great meaning or lasting effect
his time in office was too brief to accomplish anything meaningful
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Recent Examples of meaningful
When systemic failures persist, lawsuits are the catalyst that compels meaningful reform and protects children who cannot protect themselves.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
26 June 2026
This allows officers to strip green-card holders’ lawful immigration status without the degree of proof required by federal law—and, perhaps, without any meaningful proof at all.
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Leah Litman,
The Atlantic,
26 June 2026
Casual contact, sharing public spaces, or walking past someone in an airport does not place people at meaningful risk.
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Krutika Kuppalli,
STAT,
26 June 2026
Did that shape you in any meaningful way?
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Mikael Wood,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
26 June 2026
This allows officers to strip green-card holders’ lawful immigration status without the degree of proof required by federal law—and, perhaps, without any meaningful proof at all.
—
Leah Litman,
The Atlantic,
26 June 2026
Casual contact, sharing public spaces, or walking past someone in an airport does not place people at meaningful risk.
—
Krutika Kuppalli,
STAT,
26 June 2026
Did that shape you in any meaningful way?
—
Mikael Wood,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for meaningful
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One of Smarty Pants’ buttons has a poop symbol on it, and there a couple of suggestive turns of phrase.
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The messages between Johnson and Duffey in 2024 revealed that the two men used suggestive language.
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To address those concerns, Hulls has committed roughly $15 million to establish the Good Luck Fund, which acquires and preserves properties considered important to the community.
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What are the most important values of the community that the superintendent must honor regardless of pressure or politics?
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His head is freshly shaved and that same cheeky, yet surprisingly eloquent Egg-ness immediately comes through over our half-hour interview.
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McKenzie has long been one of the team’s most eloquent players.
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The heatwave has been significant enough to prompt major fashion houses to accommodate last-minute schedule changes.
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Damaged coating can cause significant problems, leading to violations of ecological regulations and insurers’ biofoul clauses.
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The result is 260 pages of richly-detailed, expressive drawings, mostly in regimented 12-panel grids that mirror the grinding rhythms of daily life in rural, 19th century America.
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Robotic teaching assistant Designed for interactive, face-to-face engagement, the M-Series robot combines natural language processing, expressive facial movements and real-time conversational abilities to communicate with students in a human-like manner during classroom activities.
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In the footage, three children appear to be emerging from the rubble one after another, seemingly without major injuries, as rescuers provided assistance.
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The announcement came just hours after the Supreme Court handed a major victory to the makers of the weedkiller Roundup, shielding it from thousands of lawsuits from states alleging the company failed to warn people the product could cause cancer.
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The most revealing moment of Mauricio Pochettino’s World Cup campaign may not have come during the group stage.
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Lively and husband Ryan Reynolds have long been tight with Swift, with the singer even name-dropping (and name-revealing, once) the couple’s children in her work.
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A lot of the journey has been on foot, but sometimes Cohen uses other forms of transportation, including a train to upstate New York that closely follows the historic route.
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Yoshiharu Hoshino, the chief executive of Hoshino Resorts, has argued that historic buildings deserve a future beyond pure redevelopment.
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“Meaningful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meaningful. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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