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Recent Examples of meaningfully
Purchasing and approvals have reportedly been streamlined so agreements do not meaningfully burden either board with robust, independent review.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2026
But experience elsewhere shows that traffic adapts quickly; congestion does not meaningfully increase, and navigation actually becomes more intuitive.
—Tim Giuliani, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2026
At a special board meeting one week before, a frustrated board voted to make a number of drastic moves to get the ball rolling on a fiscal solvency plan that had not yet been meaningfully implemented.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 7 Feb. 2026
The Nets never meaningfully cut into the gap down the stretch.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026
Though aging is inevitable, diet and other lifestyle habits can meaningfully influence long-term health and lifespan.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 6 Feb. 2026
Expect shares to trade meaningfully lower today as a result.
—Michael Wayland, CNBC, 6 Feb. 2026
While the full proof would be a signing of Bassitt, the Braves’ willingness to add meaningfully to the budget at this point of the offseason reinforces the commitment that the front office has shown to spend more aggressively than in the past, particularly last offseason.
—Ken Sugiura, AJC.com, 5 Feb. 2026
Preparations for the Daytona 500, which begin next week, thus represent a meaningfully fresh start for the sport.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 5 Feb. 2026
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2026
But experience elsewhere shows that traffic adapts quickly; congestion does not meaningfully increase, and navigation actually becomes more intuitive.
—Tim Giuliani, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2026
At a special board meeting one week before, a frustrated board voted to make a number of drastic moves to get the ball rolling on a fiscal solvency plan that had not yet been meaningfully implemented.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 7 Feb. 2026
The Nets never meaningfully cut into the gap down the stretch.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026
Though aging is inevitable, diet and other lifestyle habits can meaningfully influence long-term health and lifespan.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 6 Feb. 2026
Expect shares to trade meaningfully lower today as a result.
—Michael Wayland, CNBC, 6 Feb. 2026
While the full proof would be a signing of Bassitt, the Braves’ willingness to add meaningfully to the budget at this point of the offseason reinforces the commitment that the front office has shown to spend more aggressively than in the past, particularly last offseason.
—Ken Sugiura, AJC.com, 5 Feb. 2026
Preparations for the Daytona 500, which begin next week, thus represent a meaningfully fresh start for the sport.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 5 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for meaningfully
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View gallery - 5 images With only a very compact footprint to work with, Escape sensibly hasn't tried to do too much with its eVista.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
6 Feb. 2026
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And fourth, if by some miracle the world can muddle through, there is also the risk that advanced AI will displace most people from their jobs, increasing the chance of political backlash that, Amodei writes, might make the task of sensibly addressing the other risks even more difficult.—
Billy Perrigo,
Time,
30 Jan. 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
Adverb
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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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Daboll was a hot coaching candidate thanks to his work as the Bills offensive coordinator — and, most pertinently, his role in developing Josh Allen.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
15 Jan. 2026
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Council Member Mike Siegel questioned whether the agreement adequately restricts outside access to camera footage and prevents the company from using data to train its AI models.—
Austin Sanders,
Austin American Statesman,
4 Feb. 2026
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Furthermore, there isn’t a brace that adequately controls the knee, according to Stone.—
Devon Henderson,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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McDonald’s has kind of been able to, not perfectly, but steer clear of some of those viral politicization almost on accident in both of those cases.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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The neighborhood/area Hotel Jerome is perfectly positioned in the heart of downtown Aspen.—
Jessica Chapel,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Defense attorneys Smart and Kevin Rosseau had argued the detectives’ investigation was marred by tunnel vision and that the investigators did not sufficiently explore other possible suspects, including a person who made a threat on Jamarrien Monroe’s life.—
Emerson Clarridge
Updated February 6,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Feb. 2026
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From a sufficiently massive, sufficiently cold cloud of material, whether pristine or enriched, gravitational collapse will begin to occur.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
6 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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The paintings are serious works of deliberate construction which read satisfactorily as abstractions not unrelated to the work of Caio Fonseca.—
Erin Parish,
Miami Herald,
5 Dec. 2025
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“Meaningfully.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meaningfully. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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