significantly

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Recent Examples of significantly The Excellence in Maryland Public Schools Act, passed in April 2025, includes a three-year delay in implementing teacher collaborative time and provisions to freeze increases in funding if state revenues significantly decline. Erin Sjostedt, Baltimore Sun, 18 Apr. 2025 Those appointments can allow a president over time to significantly alter the Fed’s policies. Christopher Rugaber, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025 President Trump’s administration is cutting nearly 90 percent of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) employees in a push to significantly downsize the watchdog agency formed to shield U.S. consumers from financial fraud and abuse. Filip Timotija, The Hill, 18 Apr. 2025 As the Trump administration moves forward to create new rules that could significantly narrow eligibility for a popular federal student loan forgiveness program, millions of borrowers could wind up getting denied relief. Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for significantly
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Adverb
  • Remember, Tax Exempt Status is totally contingent on acting in the PUBLIC INTEREST!
    Marybeth Gasman, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
  • The company’s digital engagements, when compared to apples and oranges, were totally different.
    Will Eno, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2025
Adverb
  • Hayes went up with Edwards but got absolutely hammered.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2025
  • This is absolutely possible–but only if Russia agrees and stops the killing.
    Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025

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“Significantly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/significantly. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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