1
as in signified
to communicate or convey (as an idea) to the mind
the national anthem means various things to various people
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as in mattered
to be of importance
your presence at my graduation would mean a lot to me
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as in intended
to have in mind as a purpose or goal
I mean to win this race
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Recent Examples of meant
The intelligence brief was meant to make law enforcement aware of indicators of possible violence at protests and ways to mitigate them in advance.
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Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
The movement mirrors a human stretch meant to loosen the upper body.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2025
Tom Cruise’s romance with Ana de Armas never really seemed like it was meant to last.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 17 Oct. 2025
But with the advent of new materials and technologies in the latter half of the 20th century, many of these styles outlived their usefulness in the original contexts they were meant to be worn.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2025
Cal’s move to the ACC has meant more matchups like Friday’s game against North Carolina, which will draw morbid curiosity because of the headlines surrounding UNC coach Bill Belichick.
—Austin Meek, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Everything on a single booking meant easier seat assignments for four, special-meal requests, and fewer moving parts with a baby.
—Chris Dong, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2025
For Jackson, those changes to the time slots meant an impact to the viewers.
—Stacy Lambe, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
Those were meant to be interstitials, to give people a break, because the body camera footage is relentless.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 17 Oct. 2025
Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
The movement mirrors a human stretch meant to loosen the upper body.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2025
Tom Cruise’s romance with Ana de Armas never really seemed like it was meant to last.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 17 Oct. 2025
But with the advent of new materials and technologies in the latter half of the 20th century, many of these styles outlived their usefulness in the original contexts they were meant to be worn.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2025
Cal’s move to the ACC has meant more matchups like Friday’s game against North Carolina, which will draw morbid curiosity because of the headlines surrounding UNC coach Bill Belichick.
—Austin Meek, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Everything on a single booking meant easier seat assignments for four, special-meal requests, and fewer moving parts with a baby.
—Chris Dong, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2025
For Jackson, those changes to the time slots meant an impact to the viewers.
—Stacy Lambe, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
Those were meant to be interstitials, to give people a break, because the body camera footage is relentless.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 17 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for meant
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Although this defeat signified the end of Sandinista rule, the Sandinistas themselves survived, albeit in name only.—
Tim Brinkhof,
JSTOR Daily,
8 Oct. 2025
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But the session also signified a major change in how business is conducted in the Missouri Senate, which may shape the future of legislation passed by lawmakers in the General Assembly.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
12 Sep. 2025
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Such considerations have mattered in the past.—
Davis Winkie,
USA Today,
14 Oct. 2025
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But at Fox, one person mattered most.—
Jon Landau,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Oct. 2025
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In contrast, this approach lets cells self-direct their own growth, forming both blood and beating heart cells within the same system, much like nature intended.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Oct. 2025
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They’re mainly intended to handle the inference stage of running AI models — the phase after the technology is trained.—
Jessica Coacci,
Fortune,
13 Oct. 2025
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Their 3-1 victory over the Brewers on Thursday, in a game that felt more comfortable than the score might have indicated, put them in position to get back to the World Series for the second year in a row, third time in six years and fifth time in the last nine.—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
17 Oct. 2025
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During his end-of-year press conference on Thursday, Phillies president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski indicated that the team will look to re-sign Kyle Schwarber and that manager Rob Thomson will return with another year ahead on his contract.—
Peter Chawaga,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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They are denoted with an asterisk in the minimum and maximum tuition columns.—
Rachel Wegner,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Oct. 2025
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To reduce transport emissions, the resort sources many of its ingredients locally, which is denoted with the initials LS on menus.—
Kathryn Romeyn,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Sep. 2025
Verb
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His humongous gourd weighed a staggering 2,346 pounds.—
Sarah Durn,
Popular Science,
15 Oct. 2025
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Privately, party officials admit that fear of a snap poll weighed heavily in their choice with the PS risking the loss of seats in a political landscape polarized between the far right and the hard left.—
Saskya Vandoorne,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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His legal team planned to contest the admissibility of the undercover evidence, but at a hearing in January, 2022, just as a judge’s associate began reciting the charges against him, White interrupted.—
Eren Orbey,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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With the latest installment of New York Luxury Bridal Fashion Week getting started Tuesday, the rollout of the new format is being planned for April 2026 at the Starrett-Lehigh Building.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
13 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Netanyahu publicly implied for the first time Friday that not all of the deceased hostages held captive in Gaza will return, underscoring previous assessments that Hamas may not be able to find and return all of their remains.—
Kara Fox,
CNN Money,
11 Oct. 2025
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It’s often implied that the big deal in the origin of complex animals like us, known as metazoans, was the switch from unicellular to multicellular life.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Meant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meant. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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