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Recent Examples of meaningfully
Despite high-profile politicians including former President Joe Biden, a lifelong Catholic Democrat, being candid about their faith, Trone Garriott thinks part of the reason many Democrats have failed to engage certain religious groups is a discomfort in talking meaningfully about it.
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CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
That single habit shift could meaningfully change sleep quality without requiring any other intervention.
—Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 20 Mar. 2026
While some experts question whether the checks meaningfully prevent crime, survivors like Cooper see them as vital.
—Tony Plohetski, Austin American Statesman, 19 Mar. 2026
Only 7 percent of firms meaningfully engage with workers.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 19 Mar. 2026
But that criticism has not meaningfully slowed her growth.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 18 Mar. 2026
That might be a more productive approach to being meaningfully productive than aiming outright at eliminating time waste.
—Literary Hub, 18 Mar. 2026
The idea that these companies are meaningfully different from gambling sites — or, more to the point, that their growth is not being driven by young men gambling on their phones — is hard to take seriously.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 18 Mar. 2026
Despite dominating the artificial intelligence boom and touting long-term revenue potential that could exceed $1 trillion, Nvidia’s stock has lagged peers and failed to respond meaningfully to bullish updates.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 17 Mar. 2026
CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
That single habit shift could meaningfully change sleep quality without requiring any other intervention.
—Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 20 Mar. 2026
While some experts question whether the checks meaningfully prevent crime, survivors like Cooper see them as vital.
—Tony Plohetski, Austin American Statesman, 19 Mar. 2026
Only 7 percent of firms meaningfully engage with workers.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 19 Mar. 2026
But that criticism has not meaningfully slowed her growth.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 18 Mar. 2026
That might be a more productive approach to being meaningfully productive than aiming outright at eliminating time waste.
—Literary Hub, 18 Mar. 2026
The idea that these companies are meaningfully different from gambling sites — or, more to the point, that their growth is not being driven by young men gambling on their phones — is hard to take seriously.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 18 Mar. 2026
Despite dominating the artificial intelligence boom and touting long-term revenue potential that could exceed $1 trillion, Nvidia’s stock has lagged peers and failed to respond meaningfully to bullish updates.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 17 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for meaningfully
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Rather than trying to cram in too much, Irontown Modular has sensibly kept things nice and simple inside, and this helps lend the space an open and spacious appearance.—
Adam Williams
March 03,
New Atlas,
3 Mar. 2026
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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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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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More pertinently, though, is the fact that the former record-holder made just 35 of his Premier League appearances as a substitute, compared to Milner's competition-high of 218 (exactly a third of his total games).—
Will Jeanes,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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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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Some bakers find that adding lemon juice or vinegar to milk approximates buttermilk’s acidity adequately for their uses.—
Emily Saladino,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
20 Mar. 2026
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Regulators are concerned the system fails to adequately detect and warn drivers about degraded visibility from glare, fog, or dust.—
Keith Laing,
USA Today,
20 Mar. 2026
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The neighborhood Cadenabbia itself is pint-sized but perfectly positioned for exploring the surrounding area.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Mar. 2026
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In presenting the Best Actor winners, Adrien Brody perfectly, if perhaps unconsciously, echoed Johnson’s remarks from more than 50 years earlier.—
Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Mar. 2026
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Drugs like retatrutide may be most appropriate for someone who has a body mass index above 45 – above 30 is considered obese – and for whom existing drugs haven’t worked sufficiently, Dushay said.—
Meg Tirrell,
CNN Money,
19 Mar. 2026
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Even though Judge DeMarchi reasoned that Taylor is not a public figure and thus did not need to prove actual malice, Taylor still came up short in establishing that ESPN’s statements about him were sufficiently false.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
19 Mar. 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 23 Mar. 2026.
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