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noun

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Recent Examples of substantive
Adjective
California’s climate agenda mixes the symbolic with the substantive. Los Angeles Times, 17 Nov. 2022 Only seventeen members of Harmony, the party that represents the Russian minority and commands a substantive if declining amount of support, and two nonaffiliated members were opposed. Gordon F. Sander, The New York Review of Books, 6 July 2022
Noun
First, since a closely divided and polarized Congress rarely passes major legislation anymore, presidents rely more on executive orders to get substantive things done. Cassandra Burke Robertson, The Conversation, 27 June 2025 Since returning to the White House, Trump has begun to implement a substantive program in ways Buckley could have only imagined a Republican president would. Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for substantive
Recent Examples of Synonyms for substantive
Adjective
  • This, coupled with liquidity issues, can lead to cash flow crises, forcing sales at substantial discounts.
    Matthew F. Erskine, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • The spending will be paid for, in part, through substantial cuts to social safety net programs.
    Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
Adjective
  • Adding significant pieces on the open market is costly and risky, perhaps no more or less than daring to move on from Dobson.
    Rob Rossi, New York Times, 28 June 2025
  • The company is trading at merely 0.4 times its potential revenues for 2030—a significant discount for a technology leader poised to grow from nothing to over $10 billion in revenue within a few years.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
Adjective
  • However, be cautious, as the sand and bits of material can fly out with considerable force.
    Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 June 2025
  • News of the plan, which was developed by city administrators but has not been publicly vetted or discussed, has provoked considerable consternation in political, downtown, cultural and preservation circles.
    Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 26 June 2025
Adjective
  • Tommy John surgery typically carries a recovery timeline of at least 12 months, which would put Schmidt on track to miss a sizable portion of next season, too.
    Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 5 July 2025
  • These figures include both customers who paid sizable deposits for ready-to-deliver vehicles and others who secured pre-production units with smaller deposits.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 July 2025

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“Substantive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/substantive. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.

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