as in importance
the quality or state of being important
no one could fail to realize the momentousness of the occasion
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Recent Examples of momentousness
Even if the sense of urgency might feel the same as ever, especially amid the Mahomes window of potential, the momentousness and sheer volume of necessities are singular.
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Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2026
The film moves between past and present with a fitting sense of discovery and momentousness, Maya Shenfeld’s score pulsing with suspense.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 13 Sep. 2025
Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2026
The film moves between past and present with a fitting sense of discovery and momentousness, Maya Shenfeld’s score pulsing with suspense.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 13 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for momentousness
Noun
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What is the importance of drawing this distinction, though?—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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Saka’s importance to this Arsenal side cannot be overstated.—
Abdul Rehman,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
Noun
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The water is colored by the tamarack tree, kind of a root-beer color, which is a beautiful balance to all the greens — and just the metaphorical symbolic significance of it is really profound.—
Mary Divine,
Twin Cities,
9 May 2026
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That story was told in the studio by Professor Julian Huxley, an evolutionary biologist, who used pickled wildlife specimens and a photograph of a coelacanth to explain the fish’s significance.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 May 2026
Noun
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Trump had used the act to plaster taxes on imports with eager abandon.—
Paul Wiseman,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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Experts have repeatedly sounded the alarm on Vantara's massive animal intake, including the import of critically endangered and rare species.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Jonathan Krinksy, an analyst at BTIG, said in a recent note that the magnitude of the markup in the semiconductor space resembles 1999.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
8 May 2026
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In their separate addresses to families, several Board members acknowledged questions from parents regarding how the school could have reached a financial crisis of this magnitude.—
Claire Murphy,
Chicago Tribune,
8 May 2026
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Among those consumers, 88% experienced at least one negative consequence afterward, including account takeover attempts.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
10 May 2026
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Instead, the lawsuit said, the bot continued to engage when Ikner asked about the busiest times at the FSU student union, what possible media coverage would look like in the event of a shooting, and potential legal consequences for the shooter.—
Laura Jarrett,
NBC news,
10 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Momentousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/momentousness. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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