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Recent Examples of substantial Along this fault is where the Pacific Plate is forced beneath the North American Plate, causing substantial seismic activity. Shane Croucher john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025 Notably, the settlement comes after IA previously lost a court fight with book publishers last year, where IA could've faced substantial damages. Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025 The findings suggest that a substantial majority of the public favors limits on presidential power and does not approve of Trump’s efforts to shatter longstanding norms. Jason Lange, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025 After Matsura’s death, a substantial collection of his photographs, bequeathed to his friend Judge William Compton Brown, was donated as part of Brown’s estate to the Washington State University archives. Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for substantial
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  • So, Hilleary will be in the odd position of facing a significant pay cut for getting a big promotion on Capitol Hill.
    David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • According to Pliops, deploying Pliops XDP LightningAI in data centers offers significant cost savings.
    Thomas Coughlin, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • In follow-up comments, the original poster noted that their roommate had already claimed the larger room.
    Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Rather, the goal is to maximise investment returns – Mounsey-Heysham and his co-founders just happen to believe the best way to do that is to identify companies with convincing answers to large and seemingly intractable societal problems.
    David Prosser, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Farrell was a heavy favorite due to his complete physical transformation in The Penguin, becoming barely recognizable to play villainous Oswald.
    Toni Fitzgerald, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • With a mix of humor and introspection, Turturro’s speech reflected on his experiences taking care of his late brother with mental challenges and physical illness.
    Andrew McGowan, Variety, 14 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Getting that crowd of Hollywood actors, supermodels, fashion designers and athletes in the same room for a group photo was a feat of complex calendar logistics requiring diplomacy and considerable industry sway.
    Fiona Sinclair Scott, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
  • While there would be considerable tonnage of general entertainment cable networks, the main difference between the current scenario and 2019 is that CNN would be part of the package.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
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  • In 2024, Nepal ranked 107th out of 180 countries on Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index, with 84% of people perceiving government corruption to be a major problem.
    Nir Kshetri, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2025
  • The Atlanta carrier plummeted from first place in 2022 to seventh in 2024 — the biggest drop of any major airline.
    Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Owners and teams contractually assent to the league and commissioner having final, binding and conclusive authority, meaning courts would give the league sizable deference.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • This article discusses how the One Big Beautiful Bill Act changed charitable contribution tax deductions and why 2025 might be the right year for wealthy alums to make a sizable charitable contribution.
    Nathan Goldman, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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  • At around the same time, a tall, college-aged man carrying a black backpack made his way up the stairwell of the nearby Losee Center, a four-story concrete building that houses the student welcome center, among other things.
    Rick Jervis, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Electric trucks from Volvo Trucks, supported by material transport, are enabling fully emission-free operations from selective gutting through to concrete crushing, materials processing, and transport.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 13 Sep. 2025
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  • The plants captured more carbon without drawing more water, an important factor for real-world applications.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Tire tread depth - Checking your tire tread before hitting the road is important, as low or no tread can lead to sliding.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 13 Sep. 2025

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“Substantial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/substantial. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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