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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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2
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
This isn’t a place designed to impress from afar; it’s meant to be felt and experienced.
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Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Google says the new setup is meant to reduce tab overload and interruptions.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 Jan. 2026
Results take time, but with consistent use, skin is meant to look more even-toned, brighter, and noticeably more hydrated.
—Iman Balagam, Vogue, 28 Jan. 2026
Many reservation systems were meant to be pilot programs with the intent to be reviewed, revised, and potentially discarded after each season based on the data collected by each park unit.
—Graham Averill, Outside, 28 Jan. 2026
That meant there was genuine uncertainty as to the recipient’s well-being.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 28 Jan. 2026
The spacing is meant to be sporadic and natural-looking, so don’t obsess too much over the placement or shape of the dots.
—Annie Blay-Tettey, Allure, 28 Jan. 2026
AlphaGenome is a research tool—it’s not meant to be used clinically and its results can’t be easily applied to individual humans.
—Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 28 Jan. 2026
All of this meant there were bound to be some difficult decisions made, and the episode, like, totally delivered on that front.
—Jillian Sederholm, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Jan. 2026
Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Google says the new setup is meant to reduce tab overload and interruptions.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 Jan. 2026
Results take time, but with consistent use, skin is meant to look more even-toned, brighter, and noticeably more hydrated.
—Iman Balagam, Vogue, 28 Jan. 2026
Many reservation systems were meant to be pilot programs with the intent to be reviewed, revised, and potentially discarded after each season based on the data collected by each park unit.
—Graham Averill, Outside, 28 Jan. 2026
That meant there was genuine uncertainty as to the recipient’s well-being.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 28 Jan. 2026
The spacing is meant to be sporadic and natural-looking, so don’t obsess too much over the placement or shape of the dots.
—Annie Blay-Tettey, Allure, 28 Jan. 2026
AlphaGenome is a research tool—it’s not meant to be used clinically and its results can’t be easily applied to individual humans.
—Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 28 Jan. 2026
All of this meant there were bound to be some difficult decisions made, and the episode, like, totally delivered on that front.
—Jillian Sederholm, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for meant
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Scattered throughout the sellout crowd at the last worlds before the Milan Cortina Olympics were the equally conspicuous rainbow flags that for nearly 50 years have signified pride within the LGBTQ+ community.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
29 Jan. 2026
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That likely signified the departure of pending free agent Artermi Panarin, at a bare minimum.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
18 Jan. 2026
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Nothing else mattered back then.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
31 Jan. 2026
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For cybersecurity firm SentinelOne, consolidation mattered.—
Geri Stengel,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Delhi’s water supply has long been an issue, and in 1993 the government of the day launched the Yamuna Action Plan, a clean-up strategy intended to overhaul the city’s sewage treatment.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
1 Feb. 2026
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Klapper said the structure was erected inside the Rhein-Center shopping mall and was originally intended to challenge the record for the largest drink coaster construction ever built.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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Police previously said that a preliminary investigation indicated that a 16-year-old boy was driving a Jeep Wrangler while pulling the two girls on a sled.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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However, their annoyance is becoming more public, as indicated during legislative hearings on his final budget last week.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
28 Jan. 2026
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It’s not denoted as dishwasher safe.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
4 Dec. 2025
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In the Nile Valley there are hieroglyphs galore that signify weather systems; and, being invisible and inexplicable, wind is denoted by its effect rather than its reality.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
18 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Rani’s newborn son weighed almost eight pounds and had perfect neonatal scores.—
Ben Taub,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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The Council on Criminal Justice (CCJ) report weighed crime statistics from 40 cities that have reported monthly data for the past eight years.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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Lutnick once planned a trip to Epstein’s private island in December 2012, according to email records.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
31 Jan. 2026
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Many other demonstrations were planned for students and others to gather at city centers, statehouses and churches across the country.—
KIMBERLEE KRUESI,
Arkansas Online,
31 Jan. 2026
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The judge concluded program participants could not be Salvation Army employees because there was no express or implied agreement they would be compensated.—
Dan Eaton,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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The dearth of trees on the island implied to some that the inhabitants had cut them down to make clubs and shields.—
Margaret Talbot,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Meant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meant. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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