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Recent Examples of meaningfulness
The survey asks employees for their feedback on such factors as pay and benefits, direction, leadership, meaningfulness, and appreciation.
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Bob Helbig, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Nov. 2025
Targets who were unable to clarify why they were being neglected felt greater threats to belonging, self-esteem and meaningfulness.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Bob Helbig, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Nov. 2025
Targets who were unable to clarify why they were being neglected felt greater threats to belonging, self-esteem and meaningfulness.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for meaningfulness
Noun
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The study released Thursday is not the first to try to measure the persuasiveness of AI.—
David Ingram,
NBC news,
4 Dec. 2025
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The film’s considerable power depends entirely on its moment-to-moment persuasiveness, on a set of narrative and aesthetic choices that, as presented—in a series of swift, kinetically composed, and jaggedly edited scenes—seldom feel like choices at all.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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TikTok’s algorithm started swamping me with humanities grad students of varying cogency.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
17 Oct. 2025
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Masterpiece remakes offer something very different, speaking to us with surprising urgency and cogency across time.—
Jim Shepard,
New York Times,
12 Feb. 2025
Noun
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But the forcefulness of pastors' rhetoric about Kirk has provoked conflicting feelings for some believers.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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What follows are 165 pages about what the future of AI will look like, drawn with clarity and theoretical forcefulness.—
Allie Garfinkle,
Fortune,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Your team acts as the buffer between your emotions and the buyer’s demands.—
Lien De Pau,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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These are the romance movies that lean into big emotions, meaningful connections, and the kind of love that lingers long after the credits roll — and will likely leave you balling your eyes out.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Their power lies not in persuasion, but in legibility.—
Debbie Millman,
Time,
7 Jan. 2026
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That fosters consensus building, persuasion and accountability.—
Rob Moore,
Mercury News,
6 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Antiques layered into a comfortable, practical palette help strike the balance between austerity and warmth.—
Hannah Coates,
Vogue,
28 Jan. 2026
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However, 2023 research from Emotion demonstrates that when people receive positive responses — such as warmth, affirmation or approval — their brains treat it as a reward.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The Short-Track Speed Skating 1500m final, often a highlight for its intensity and adrenaline-inducing turns, will take place on February 12.—
Sam Leveridge,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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UConn athletes embody that reality every day — balancing intensity, visibility, and packed schedules.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
29 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Meaningfulness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meaningfulness. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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