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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
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Yet their meanings can be altered simply by changing context or editing a caption.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
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In its summary, the court ruled that words have meanings.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
8 May 2026
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Go for a subtle scent that catches in the breeze rather than overpowers the senses.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
9 May 2026
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The experiment relied on a sensitive piece of equipment known as a torsion balance, a device that senses minute forces by measuring the twisting angle, or torsion, of metal masses suspended on a thin fiber, which must be operated in a vacuum.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
7 May 2026
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The Santa Fe burrito is a genuine pleasure—more restrained, built on a smaller scale, with green chile doing the complex, vegetal, low-burning work that other versions might leave to salsa—though, again, the tortilla serves its contents, rather than the hosannas going the other way.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
3 May 2026
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Sensitive data on pricing, routing, customer identity, and cargo contents moves across systems, where a single compromised credential can have a far-reaching impact.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
2 May 2026
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In other words, your intentions may not be considered if your paperwork is not in order.—
Rebecca L. Palmer,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 May 2026
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Diversity can’t be sustained through good intentions alone.—
Yunus Emre Tozal,
Chicago Tribune,
8 May 2026
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For all intents and purposes, the rookie allocation increases as the salary cap increases.—
Daniel Popper,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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Since 1973, actions by all three branches across a variety of political and policy landscapes have undermined its intents and procedures.—
Jasmine Farrier,
The Conversation,
1 May 2026
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“Significances.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/significances. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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