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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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Both Cyborgs and Centaurs excelled in persuasiveness—producing more compelling outputs than Self-Automators.—
François Candelon,
Fortune,
30 Jan. 2026
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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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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
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Michael is stunned by the usually reclusive Creed's sudden forcefulness.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 Feb. 2026
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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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Mostly, however, Gee’s sophisticated, stealthily moving film folds any bursts of emotion into its exquisitely dark shadows, letting Evans’ limpid but heartsore music do most of the weeping.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2026
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Throughout, emotion churns and chafes against a backdrop of political unrest, corporate malfeasance, and the everyday horrors that erode modern life.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
13 Feb. 2026
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The files are more proof that elites of all persuasions seem plenty comfortable saying the quiet part out loud or engaging in egregious, shameless behavior, banking on a culture that has given up on demanding consequences.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
14 Feb. 2026
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Use your powers of persuasion as the moon and Mars harmonize.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
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In hues from muddy browns to iridescent purples, grackles seek safety in numbers, for the most part, but perhaps warmth and socializing as well.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
18 Feb. 2026
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Elements like wicker baskets, wooden benches, or clay planters bring warmth and organic texture to any porch, says Paxton.—
Lauren Jones,
Southern Living,
18 Feb. 2026
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That petition — an effort to bar a young woman from a university because of her decision about which country to represent in an international sporting competition — reflects the intensity of the backlash.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
19 Feb. 2026
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Even with the intensity, Corral said the coaching staff keeps things fun, too.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Meaningfulness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meaningfulness. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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