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Recent Examples of meaningfully
Experts caution that without careful implementation, the plan could disrupt innovation while failing to meaningfully change what most Americans pay.
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Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
To meaningfully change that calculus, the price of coal would need to fall by at least half, said Ben King, director for energy at the nonpartisan Rhodium Group.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Robert Shapiro, a professor of government and public affairs at Columbia University, questioned whether the removal of social media would meaningfully reduce the likelihood of political violence.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 25 Sep. 2025
During Commissioner Hamm’s deposition, one of Grayson’s lawyers pointed out the ability for some death row inmates to acquire drugs, including his own client — and questioned whether that affected Grayson’s ability to meaningfully participate in his own defense.
—Abigail Brooks, NBC news, 25 Sep. 2025
Corporate America would force workers to adopt any technology that could meaningfully improve the bottom line, but so far that just isn’t happening, according to recent studies from MIT and McKinsey.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
Until that happens, Amazon’s other efforts, including grocery expansion and lowering its cost-to-serve, may not be enough to move the stock meaningfully higher.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2025
Newsom vetoed the bill, warning that rigid requirements could drive talent and investment out of California without meaningfully improving safety, a concern echoed by governments worldwide, hesitant to impose strong guardrails.
—The Ai Insider, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2025
In addition, the NFL will underscore that Flores’ relationship with the Dolphins is meaningfully different from his relationship with teams that didn’t hire him.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
To meaningfully change that calculus, the price of coal would need to fall by at least half, said Ben King, director for energy at the nonpartisan Rhodium Group.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Robert Shapiro, a professor of government and public affairs at Columbia University, questioned whether the removal of social media would meaningfully reduce the likelihood of political violence.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 25 Sep. 2025
During Commissioner Hamm’s deposition, one of Grayson’s lawyers pointed out the ability for some death row inmates to acquire drugs, including his own client — and questioned whether that affected Grayson’s ability to meaningfully participate in his own defense.
—Abigail Brooks, NBC news, 25 Sep. 2025
Corporate America would force workers to adopt any technology that could meaningfully improve the bottom line, but so far that just isn’t happening, according to recent studies from MIT and McKinsey.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
Until that happens, Amazon’s other efforts, including grocery expansion and lowering its cost-to-serve, may not be enough to move the stock meaningfully higher.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2025
Newsom vetoed the bill, warning that rigid requirements could drive talent and investment out of California without meaningfully improving safety, a concern echoed by governments worldwide, hesitant to impose strong guardrails.
—The Ai Insider, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2025
In addition, the NFL will underscore that Flores’ relationship with the Dolphins is meaningfully different from his relationship with teams that didn’t hire him.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for meaningfully
Adverb
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Planning for stability is critical, yet often underrated by early-stage founders who may not know how to forecast costs, time cash flows or structure compensation sensibly.—
Anuradha Gupta,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Although season ticket prices have continued to rise, there is a sense the club has acted sensibly around them and the goodwill generated between the fans and KSE has remained stable.—
Dan Sheldon,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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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
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Pittman is 32-34 overall, but, more pertinently, 29-27 since 2021.—
Stewart Mandel,
New York Times,
28 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Current policies are criticized for not adequately addressing the needs of lower-income residents.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Sep. 2025
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When your adductors can’t adequately support your pelvis, this entire system becomes compromised, leading to compensations that can create lower back tension and reduced movement efficiency.—
Dana Santas,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Boise State sacked Swann five times, and cornerback A’Marion McCoy victimized him with the first pick-six, reading a pass to the right flat perfectly to intercept it and returning it 26 yards untouched for a touchdown in the first half.—
Jim Keyser,
Idaho Statesman,
28 Sep. 2025
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Nothing engraves glass as uniformly and perfectly as UV lasers.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
28 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Andrew originally had to step down as a senior working royal over his ties to Epstein and his failure to sufficiently distance himself from him.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
29 Sep. 2025
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An overstuffed tracklist and slightly sloppy sequencing prevent the record from fully realizing its potential, but over the course of an hour-plus, Cardi sufficiently reminds us why the crown was hers to return for in the first place.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
25 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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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
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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 1 Oct. 2025.
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