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Recent Examples of meaningfully
Despite a two-week ceasefire announced Tuesday, those prices have yet to meaningfully decline.
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Rob Wile, NBC news, 10 Apr. 2026
For people who wake up with cervicogenic headaches, which start in the neck and get mistaken for migraines, the neutral positioning can meaningfully reduce morning pain.
—Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2026
If the war de-escalates meaningfully, markets can begin rotating away from pure geopolitical hedges and back toward businesses with durable growth just as Alphabet’s transformation into an AI-first and services platform continues to accelerate.
—Tony Zhang, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2026
If rates move back toward 6%, activity could pick up meaningfully.
—Jessica Lautz, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2026
The regulatory landscape shifted meaningfully this year.
—Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026
But that won’t be enough to meaningfully cut emissions while fossil fuels enjoy strong markets across the Middle East, Asia, and Africa.
—Natasha Bracken, semafor.com, 7 Apr. 2026
While the occasion still succeeds in raising awareness, educating consumers and engaging younger audiences, its ability to drive lasting behavioral change—or meaningfully hold companies accountable for one-off initiatives that lack measurable impact—remains less certain.
—Andre Claudio, Footwear News, 7 Apr. 2026
That’s enough time to track changes alongside your cycle and see whether symptoms shift meaningfully.
—Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 6 Apr. 2026
Rob Wile, NBC news, 10 Apr. 2026
For people who wake up with cervicogenic headaches, which start in the neck and get mistaken for migraines, the neutral positioning can meaningfully reduce morning pain.
—Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2026
If the war de-escalates meaningfully, markets can begin rotating away from pure geopolitical hedges and back toward businesses with durable growth just as Alphabet’s transformation into an AI-first and services platform continues to accelerate.
—Tony Zhang, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2026
If rates move back toward 6%, activity could pick up meaningfully.
—Jessica Lautz, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2026
The regulatory landscape shifted meaningfully this year.
—Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026
But that won’t be enough to meaningfully cut emissions while fossil fuels enjoy strong markets across the Middle East, Asia, and Africa.
—Natasha Bracken, semafor.com, 7 Apr. 2026
While the occasion still succeeds in raising awareness, educating consumers and engaging younger audiences, its ability to drive lasting behavioral change—or meaningfully hold companies accountable for one-off initiatives that lack measurable impact—remains less certain.
—Andre Claudio, Footwear News, 7 Apr. 2026
That’s enough time to track changes alongside your cycle and see whether symptoms shift meaningfully.
—Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 6 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for meaningfully
Adverb
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The custom started, sensibly enough, in 18th- and 19th-century France, when linens were sent out in alarming, indistinguishable heaps and expected to return to their rightful homes.—
Jennifer Noyes,
Air Mail,
11 Apr. 2026
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To regulate online commerce sensibly, policymakers ought to look to the essence and effects of digital business practices and renounce proposals predicated on shortsighted or opportunistic naming conventions.—
David B Mcgarry,
Oc Register,
9 Apr. 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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In the same way characters come and go, bulletins from the outside world pop up as backdrop, with references to The Balfour Declaration and, more pertinently, the upcoming Peel Commission, which, published the following year, would open the gates to partition.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
27 Mar. 2026
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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
Adverb
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The Republican supermajority is reluctant to stop an unlimited cash flow to an ever-expanding school voucher program that bleeds billions from public schools, despite ample proof of sloppy bookkeeping and zero proof that voucher students’ needs are adequately met.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Apr. 2026
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Still, research has not adequately supported the unique physiology of women’s bodies across the lifespan.—
Alexa Mikhail,
Flow Space,
10 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Quilted jackets layer perfectly over long sleeves, short sleeves, light sweaters, and even dresses.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 Apr. 2026
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Of course, that doesn’t mean that any eventual peace deal will perfectly balance the victors’ and vanquished’s demands.—
Philippe Welti,
Fortune,
17 Apr. 2026
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This shortened the skip phase and maintained higher temperatures throughout the descent, ensuring the outer char layer never cooled sufficiently to trap gas beneath it.—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
11 Apr. 2026
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That climax is sufficiently creepy.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2026
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The judge’s order stated that Empower continues to fail to perform satisfactorily despite the quality improvement plans, corrective actions and other remedial measures put in place by the state, and poses imminent danger to the children under its care.—
Jane Harper,
Dallas Morning News,
18 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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“Meaningfully.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meaningfully. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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