substantiveness

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Noun
  • The high production values and frequent genre-hopping were inspired by the sketch-comedy duo Key and Peele, whom Barker grew up watching religiously.
    Alex Barasch, New Yorker, 11 May 2026
  • Winner may not substitute, assign or transfer Prize or redeem Prize for cash, but Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to substitute Prize (or portion thereof) with one of comparable or greater value.
    AJC.com, AJC.com, 10 May 2026
Noun
  • The proceeds will go toward the nonprofit, which seeks to support people living with addiction and move past the stigma that surrounds substance use abuse disorder.
    Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
  • On 2016’s The Sun’s Tirade, Rashad detailed recent experiences of substance abuse and depression.
    Brady Brickner-Wood, Pitchfork, 6 May 2026
Noun
  • That vomit accretes in layers across avian generations, trapping 50,000 years’ worth of data about the birds’ diet and the sea ice environment.
    Hannah Richter, Scientific American, 7 May 2026
  • The Book of Mormon has canceled two weeks’ worth of performances after an electrical fire broke out in the theater.
    Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 7 May 2026
Noun
  • What is the importance of drawing this distinction, though?
    Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 7 May 2026
  • Saka’s importance to this Arsenal side cannot be overstated.
    Abdul Rehman, New York Times, 7 May 2026
Noun
  • Spring is here and with it, a new set of sparkling constellations rises to prominence!
    Anthony Wood, Space.com, 9 May 2026
  • From La Jolla prominence to national infamy Before the killings that made national headlines, Broderick appeared to embody affluent Southern California life.
    Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 9 May 2026
Noun
  • When one of these clouds fragments into parts, gravity causes pockets within the fragments to collapse, with the density and temperature at the core of each pocket rising.
    Keith Cooper, Space.com, 28 Apr. 2026
  • The probe was delayed from 2022, and headed for the asteroid Psyche, using a Mars-gravity assist and not arriving until August 2029.
    Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The water is colored by the tamarack tree, kind of a root-beer color, which is a beautiful balance to all the greens — and just the metaphorical symbolic significance of it is really profound.
    Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 9 May 2026
  • That story was told in the studio by Professor Julian Huxley, an evolutionary biologist, who used pickled wildlife specimens and a photograph of a coelacanth to explain the fish’s significance.
    ABC News, ABC News, 8 May 2026
Noun
  • There’s a seriousness in their demeanor.
    Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 9 May 2026
  • In all seriousness, maybe Brian Kelly is just ahead of the curve on this one.
    Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
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“Substantiveness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/substantiveness. Accessed 12 May. 2026.

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