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the idea that is conveyed or intended to be conveyed to the mind by language, symbol, or action
the significance of that word is much debated by biblical scholars
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Recent Examples of significances
Factors In Kenya’s Sovereign Credit Rating Rise There are usually multiple significances to a credit rating action.
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Ann Rutledge, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Ann Rutledge, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for significances
Noun
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Those dynamics have such a wide variety of messages and meanings and lessons to have.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
14 May 2026
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After cards are pulled, their meanings are interpreted through the lens of the reader’s question, circumstances and life history.—
Vana Goblot,
The Conversation,
13 May 2026
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Your senses become incredibly sharp after alternating heat and cold.—
Brad Japhe,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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But these same buildings have another set of qualities, which are not visible to the senses.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 May 2026
Noun
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The typical contents of a CARE Package included 5 pounds of milk powder, 7 pounds of cheese, 5 pounds of rice and 5 pounds of beans.—
Kelly Yamanouchi,
AJC.com,
15 May 2026
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Using your memory and/or imagination, make a detailed inventory of the possible contents of this small enclosure.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 May 2026
Noun
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Sarah Eddy, a second lawyer for OpenAI and its executives, said that Musk was lying to the jury about his true intentions.—
David Ingram,
NBC news,
14 May 2026
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Tennessee advanced a map that would break up the state’s only majority-Black district, and southern states that had already held primaries declared their intentions to redraw their maps in the near future.—
Hanna Rosin,
The Atlantic,
14 May 2026
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For all intents and purposes, the bulk of the offseason acquisition for the Dallas Cowboys is wrapped up.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 May 2026
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The contest, for all intents, would have ended then and there, save for months of airy speculation on which Democrat or Republican would make the November runoff en route to eventual defeat.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2026
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“Significances.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/significances. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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