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Recent Examples of meaningfully
Philosopher Peter Singer makes a similar point in moral terms, arguing that affluent Americans have a strong obligation not merely to acknowledge but also to meaningfully assist people living in absolute poverty.
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Kenneth Zagacki, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2026
Our goal is to enhance player agency and immersion, creating game worlds that are deeply and meaningfully responsive and allow more personalized stories to emerge.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 20 Feb. 2026
The assessment ratios, reassessment cycles, and local levy variations mean two similar homes can carry meaningfully different annual costs.
—Allison Palmer
updated February 20, Kansas City Star, 20 Feb. 2026
Her leadership has contributed meaningfully to her field.
—Jason Phillips, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
Requirements to clear vegetation around homes, including the state’s upcoming Zone Zero regulations, are not enough to meaningfully reduce wildfire risk in the Palisades, with its steep topography and dense vegetation, the resiliency report found.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
Cold plunges and red lights may feel empowering, but there is little evidence that today’s biohacking tools meaningfully extend the maximum human lifespan.
—Jordan D. Metzl, The Atlantic, 19 Feb. 2026
The New York mayor acknowledges that tax hikes are painful but refuses to meaningfully cut spending.
—Editorial Board, Washington Post, 18 Feb. 2026
These companies employ tax experts who specialize in negotiating with the IRS on behalf of taxpayers, and for people with significant unpaid tax balances — generally $10,000 or more — working with a professional can meaningfully improve your odds of getting a favorable outcome.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
Kenneth Zagacki, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2026
Our goal is to enhance player agency and immersion, creating game worlds that are deeply and meaningfully responsive and allow more personalized stories to emerge.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 20 Feb. 2026
The assessment ratios, reassessment cycles, and local levy variations mean two similar homes can carry meaningfully different annual costs.
—Allison Palmer
updated February 20, Kansas City Star, 20 Feb. 2026
Her leadership has contributed meaningfully to her field.
—Jason Phillips, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
Requirements to clear vegetation around homes, including the state’s upcoming Zone Zero regulations, are not enough to meaningfully reduce wildfire risk in the Palisades, with its steep topography and dense vegetation, the resiliency report found.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
Cold plunges and red lights may feel empowering, but there is little evidence that today’s biohacking tools meaningfully extend the maximum human lifespan.
—Jordan D. Metzl, The Atlantic, 19 Feb. 2026
The New York mayor acknowledges that tax hikes are painful but refuses to meaningfully cut spending.
—Editorial Board, Washington Post, 18 Feb. 2026
These companies employ tax experts who specialize in negotiating with the IRS on behalf of taxpayers, and for people with significant unpaid tax balances — generally $10,000 or more — working with a professional can meaningfully improve your odds of getting a favorable outcome.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for meaningfully
Adverb
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Ukraine sensibly sees firm security guarantees as the necessary starting point to ensure that any territorial concessions don’t become a foothold from which Russia can simply resume its attack.—
Elizabeth Shackelford,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Feb. 2026
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After gold medal favorite Finley Melville Ives crashed out of contention, the top American contenders, rather sensibly, backed off in their second runs in men's freeski halfpipe qualifying.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
20 Feb. 2026
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If the answer to that question is no, or more relevantly, not soon enough to satisfy investors’ expectations about the future, then the fallout in global equities could be brutal.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
19 Nov. 2025
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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
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After its attention-grabbing opening, Queen at Sea sails into more familiar territory, of the kind chartered by Gaspar Noé in Vortex and, more pertinently, Michael Haneke in Love.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
19 Feb. 2026
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Not as a player and tactician, but, most pertinently, as a person.—
Paul Newman,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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Root rot can be a problem when plants are overwatered, or soil does not adequately drain.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
22 Feb. 2026
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Every service that the Sheriff’s Office is mandated to provide is predicated on the ability to adequately staff.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Feb. 2026
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Fresh produce, ricotta, lemon, mint, and pasta shells create a perfectly balanced creamy and crunchy spring dinner that is filling without leaving you feeling stuffed.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
20 Feb. 2026
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The bright red, tubular flowers attract hummingbirds, whose long beaks and tongues perfectly suit the flower shape.—
Anne Readel,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 Feb. 2026
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Cote found that the $10 million suit accusing the Adams administration of operating like the mob failed to sufficiently allege violations of federal law and meet other legal requirements.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
19 Feb. 2026
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Some board members who voted no said the district had not sufficiently demonstrated that broad layoff notices were the most responsible or strategic option and argued that the analysis did not fully account for the operational and human consequences of issuing RIF notices at that scale.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Maybe most readers really do feel it’s been satisfactorily replaced by the Tomatometer and Amazon customer reviews and friends on Goodreads.—
John Williams,
The Atlantic,
20 Feb. 2026
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Greg’s just not that interesting a villain, and whatever Season 3 was doing with him didn’t satisfactorily pay off or, at worst, felt like an extended setup for a Season 4.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Meaningfully.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meaningfully. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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