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Recent Examples of meaningfully
Over time, the business mix is expected to shift meaningfully.
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Yun Li, CNBC, 15 Mar. 2026
Some experts are not convinced that the therapy will be meaningfully more effective than existing treatments.
—Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC news, 15 Mar. 2026
Lifestyle strategies can also meaningfully support recovery.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 14 Mar. 2026
Still, audiences of color and women contributed meaningfully to the box office, buying the majority of opening weekend tickets for at least four of the top 10 films last year.
—Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
Research has found that even small reductions in diastolic blood pressure can meaningfully reduce heart health risk.
—Currie Engel, Health, 12 Mar. 2026
If oil stays that high, gas prices could near $4 a gallon and hover there until oil prices come down meaningfully – and stay lower.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 11 Mar. 2026
But Collins disputes that, saying his coalition, which represents about 30 community organizations, was not meaningfully included in the process.
—Christopher Harris, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
The Best Original Song Oscar should reward movies that meaningfully and memorably incorporate original music into the text of the movie itself.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 10 Mar. 2026
Yun Li, CNBC, 15 Mar. 2026
Some experts are not convinced that the therapy will be meaningfully more effective than existing treatments.
—Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC news, 15 Mar. 2026
Lifestyle strategies can also meaningfully support recovery.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 14 Mar. 2026
Still, audiences of color and women contributed meaningfully to the box office, buying the majority of opening weekend tickets for at least four of the top 10 films last year.
—Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
Research has found that even small reductions in diastolic blood pressure can meaningfully reduce heart health risk.
—Currie Engel, Health, 12 Mar. 2026
If oil stays that high, gas prices could near $4 a gallon and hover there until oil prices come down meaningfully – and stay lower.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 11 Mar. 2026
But Collins disputes that, saying his coalition, which represents about 30 community organizations, was not meaningfully included in the process.
—Christopher Harris, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
The Best Original Song Oscar should reward movies that meaningfully and memorably incorporate original music into the text of the movie itself.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 10 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for meaningfully
Adverb
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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
Adverb
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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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This packable jacket will take up next to no space in your suitcase, and the high collared design, adjustable hem, and sleeve cuffs will keep you adequately protected from the heaviest of downpours.—
Michelle Baricevic,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Mar. 2026
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Critics of the administration have said that the current stance still shows that the administration didn’t adequately plan for the retaliation from Iran in the strait.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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The two layers of moist, flavorful cake pair perfectly with creamy cream cheese frosting.—
Nellah Bailey McGough,
Southern Living,
13 Mar. 2026
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The classic polka dots and square neckline are perfectly on-trend for this season, while the lightweight rayon fabric folds up easily for convenient suitcase storage.—
Sophie Dodd,
Travel + Leisure,
13 Mar. 2026
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That team pointed out that a supermassive black hole ramming through space would have a difficult time raising a sufficiently strong wake to collapse gas into stars.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
13 Mar. 2026
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Larnaca were not given many opportunities to hit Palace on the break, and the only two attacking occasions the away side developed in opposition territory were sufficiently well defended.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
13 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 16 Mar. 2026.
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