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Recent Examples of meaningfully
Other districts in Florida with a referendum have structured their budgets so that those funds can meaningfully increase educator pay.
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Clinton McCracken, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 May 2026
Research is limited on whether letting grass grow for only a few weeks meaningfully helps pollinators, according to David Lowenstein, a consumer horticulture expert for Michigan State University.
—CBS News, 7 May 2026
Duke Energy is pursuing two separate increases before state regulators that, taken together, could add meaningfully to monthly power bills.
—Charlotte Observer, 6 May 2026
Cortisol Awakening Response as a Biomarker A 2025 study confirmed CAR as a viable biomarker for HPA axis function and found that life stressors and chronic stress meaningfully alter individual cortisol patterns.
—Allison Palmer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 May 2026
In failing to meaningfully contend with its context, the show veers dangerously close to repeating the mistakes of notorious exhibitions that flatten non-Western artworks into objects meant to be gazed upon.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 4 May 2026
Konik believes that the wholesale channel could be meaningfully breaking down, and that gross margin risk is higher than Wall Street assumes.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 4 May 2026
But public health outcomes haven’t meaningfully improved.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
Yeah, there’s meaningfully more.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 4 May 2026
Clinton McCracken, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 May 2026
Research is limited on whether letting grass grow for only a few weeks meaningfully helps pollinators, according to David Lowenstein, a consumer horticulture expert for Michigan State University.
—CBS News, 7 May 2026
Duke Energy is pursuing two separate increases before state regulators that, taken together, could add meaningfully to monthly power bills.
—Charlotte Observer, 6 May 2026
Cortisol Awakening Response as a Biomarker A 2025 study confirmed CAR as a viable biomarker for HPA axis function and found that life stressors and chronic stress meaningfully alter individual cortisol patterns.
—Allison Palmer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 May 2026
In failing to meaningfully contend with its context, the show veers dangerously close to repeating the mistakes of notorious exhibitions that flatten non-Western artworks into objects meant to be gazed upon.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 4 May 2026
Konik believes that the wholesale channel could be meaningfully breaking down, and that gross margin risk is higher than Wall Street assumes.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 4 May 2026
But public health outcomes haven’t meaningfully improved.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
Yeah, there’s meaningfully more.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 4 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for meaningfully
Adverb
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The bill is identical to what the Senate passed but the House sensibly refused to consider during this year’s regular session.—
Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
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The bill is identical to what the Senate passed but the House sensibly refused to consider during this year’s regular session.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Apr. 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
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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Think of your skin-care routine as the first step in your makeup application process; if your skin is adequately hydrated and prepped, your makeup will look so much better.—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
7 May 2026
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County governments have not adequately invested in fire and flood safety.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
Adverb
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To have a rocket launch with astronauts on board go perfectly well is even more amazing.—
Chelsea Gohd,
Space.com,
8 May 2026
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In one study, 64 percent of the time, the mongooses managed it perfectly.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
8 May 2026
Adverb
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Bores didn’t see many signs that our representatives were taking this sufficiently seriously.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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The viral success of that documentary felt like a peak-pandemic phenomenon, when some of us were sufficiently starved for connection with both the natural world and our fellow humans that its thin anthropomorphic musings rang true.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
7 May 2026
Adverb
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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 11 May. 2026.
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