Thesaurus results for MEANT

meant

verb

past tense of mean

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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as in indicated

to serve as a sign or symptom of these colder nights mean autumn has truly arrived

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Recent Examples of meant Wahab previously said her bill is meant to prevent that same sort of abuse of taxpayer money in her district, which covers parts of Alameda and Santa Clara counties. — Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 13 July 2026 The extreme demand for these shows — driven even higher after two headline-making nights — meant huge crowds of would-be concertgoers outside the ballpark on Sunday evening. — Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 13 July 2026 The local federation operates a number of programs directly and supports a wide range of education, cultural, religious and security initiatives meant to strengthen the Jewish community. — Andrew Lapin, Sun Sentinel, 13 July 2026 That frequency is meant to drive gamma-wave activity in the brain, a rhythm tied to memory and cognition that weakens in people with dementia. — Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 13 July 2026 So many grout lines meant keeping the grout clean was next to impossible. — Nomita Vaish-Taylor, The Spruce, 13 July 2026 But Ryne Sandberg’s return to the Cubs after the 1995 season meant Dunston’s exit. — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2026 The high-stakes strategy was meant to assuage potential concerns among Democratic voters that progressives are unelectable in competitive races ahead of the party’s 2028 presidential primary. — ABC News, 13 July 2026 Still a problem was the camera’s smaller-than-usual three-minute film magazine, which meant changing magazines in the middle of intense dramatic scenes, a situation Nolan had to plan for. — Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for meant

Verb

That signified everything that Joe and Angela had swept under the rug.

— Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 10 July 2026
Democrats may be looking at a different kind of red wave this year based on Tuesday night’s primary results, a throwback to when the color red signified not the Republican Party, but socialism.

— W. James Antle III, The Washington Examiner, 27 June 2026

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Verb

The light on Toure’s brief Hurricanes tenure appeared to go dark after last season, his lone campaign with Miami which ended with a trip to the national championship game and with Toure playing his best football when the games mattered the most.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
Seeing that level of commitment, from the coach and the people involved, really mattered to me.

— Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 15 July 2026

Definition of mattered

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The law primarily applies to rural and small towns along with affluent suburbs and is intended to boost the supply of housing available to people with below-average incomes.

— Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 10 July 2026
No regular-season league matches in European football have previously been staged abroad, but Italy’s Serie A and La Liga, the top division of Spanish football, both had intended to do so last season.

— Dominic Fifield, New York Times, 10 July 2026

Definition of intended

Verb

Some of the first reports indicated that Adebayo threw a punch at Herro’s head before the two were separated, but some league sources have indicated that initial portrayals of the fight were overblown.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026
Focusing on elections Trump indicated while speaking to reporters during a meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi in the Oval Office on Tuesday that elections will be the primary focus of his address.

— Chad de Guzman, Time, 14 July 2026

Definition of indicated

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While there is no master list of PointSavers hotels or dates, they are clearly denoted in Marriott’s award night search results.

— Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 6 May 2026
California is not experiencing a uniform decline in violent crime as denoted in the California Crime Statistics 2026.

— Linh Tat, Oc Register, 4 May 2026

Definition of denoted

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Harper weighed a few options, from those who threw to him in college and the minors to ex-players, before settling on Dodgers third-base coach Dino Ebel.

— Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 11 July 2026
Another conversation topic surrounding the modern casting call is an actor’s talent weighed alongside their social media following.

— Emily Maskell, IndieWire, 10 July 2026

Definition of weighed

Verb

In another discrepancy, Crump said that a witness reported Wells had planned to leave on the boat with his friends, contradicting the sheriff's theory.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 July 2026
On Friday, during a press conference discussing the latest on Wells’ suspicious death, attorney Ben Crump announced that Tyler Perry had agreed to pay the family’s funeral costs, while Colin Kaepernick planned to pay for an independent autopsy.

— Michael Schneider, Variety, 11 July 2026

Definition of planned

Verb

The exterior of the Bowden house was found in Atlanta, and then McCall built a set for the interiors that was intended to convey the history implied in the script.

— Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 10 July 2026
Chief competitor FedEx released its own guidance for the 2026 calendar year, which implied 20 percent earnings per share growth from June through December.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 9 July 2026