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Recent Examples of meaningfully Bradway said the trial suggested Repatha was able to meaningfully lower patients' LDL cholesterol levels. Julie Coleman, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2025 The effectiveness of Madrid’s cash incentives in meaningfully raising birth rates will be closely watched as city officials evaluate participation and demographic trends. Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025 Is Alec Bloom’s seemingly sincere political schmoozing meaningfully different from arts-nonprofit-director Gary Pidgeon debasing himself to coax money from donors? Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2025 But hope is now fading that the vote will meaningfully move the needle. Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 6 Nov. 2025 These considerations can meaningfully alter the course of experiments, but the committees are frequently criticized for acting as a rubber stamp, not least because they’ve been shown to sign off on as many as ninety-eight per cent of proposals up for review. Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025 Our study shows that comprehensive policy changes can meaningfully protect vaccination coverage. Anthony Bald, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2025 The departures listed above will not meaningfully impact the 2026 Guardians. Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025 Customs surrounding the two drugs differ meaningfully, too. Dan Brooks, The Atlantic, 3 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for meaningfully
Adverb
  • Even so, more than 70% of teens have used AI companions and half use them regularly, according to a recent study from Common Sense Media, a nonprofit that studies and advocates for using screens and digital media sensibly.
    Dave Smith, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The inexperienced head coach has sensibly made only minor tweaks since taking over, sticking with the compact, direct football that has served Brentford so well.
    Phil Hay, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • The Her Smell director (and, relevantly, former Kim’s Video clerk) fully taps into his dark side for this sadistic little number about a community terrorized by a child-abducting serial killer.
    A.A. Dowd, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
  • In the ‘70s and ‘80s, Farrow collaborated with the likes of Balenciaga, Yves Saint Laurent and Pucci on sunglasses, when the category was still relevantly small and brands didn’t have licensing partnerships.
    Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • At the end of the regular season, 29 points separated the two teams — and perhaps most pertinently, Gotham had never beaten the Current.
    Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Or, more pertinently, the huge pile of cash needed to build that name recognition and get elected to statewide office in California.
    Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • Inspectors also found that staff didn’t always wear all the necessary PPE, take the PPE on and off properly or adequately sanitize the gear.
    Kevin G. Hall, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
  • For others, strapped for space or time, the path to eating adequately while not overspending is more challenging.
    Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2025
Adverb
  • His pass over the top of the defense was perfectly placed, allowing Flagg to catch it and do the rest.
    Christian Clark, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Her accessories truly made the look, including a pair of crystal drop earrings, bowed stilettos, and a velvet bag, which perfectly matched Prince Harry’s velvety tux.
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 9 Nov. 2025
Adverb
  • But the secondary characters generally are not sufficiently developed to leave much of an impression.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 11 Nov. 2025
  • The Department of Energy said the practice is best executed while the vehicle is plugged in to ensure the battery is sufficiently charged and that the cabin is warmed to optimize performance.
    Jalen Williams, USA Today, 11 Nov. 2025
Adverb
  • And while Wings went through a succession of different lineups over the years, the reasoning for members leaving is touched upon but only somewhat satisfactorily.
    Caleb Hammond, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The explosion of data and increasing customer expectations have made machine learning (ML) essential to delivering satisfactorily against enterprise customer expectations.
    Glenn Katz, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025

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“Meaningfully.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meaningfully. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.

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