1
as in suggestive
clearly conveying a special meaning (as one's mood)
gave a meaningful sigh when I asked her how things were going
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2
as in important
having great meaning or lasting effect
his time in office was too brief to accomplish anything meaningful
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Recent Examples of meaningful
People might avoid having meaningful conversations with you altogether, Kass said, and your connections can become superficial.
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Cathy Cassata, Health, 14 Mar. 2025
Organizations should first identify a specific challenge faced by researchers in their field and ensure their platform provides a meaningful solution.
—Kristofer Mussar, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
This requires leaders to model inclusive behaviors, respond to exclusionary actions directly and invest in meaningful tools like mental health resources or mentorship opportunities.
—Farah Bala, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
Delegating meaningful tasks and responsibilities to your team members is a leadership imperative.
—Terina Allen, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
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Cathy Cassata, Health, 14 Mar. 2025
Organizations should first identify a specific challenge faced by researchers in their field and ensure their platform provides a meaningful solution.
—Kristofer Mussar, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
This requires leaders to model inclusive behaviors, respond to exclusionary actions directly and invest in meaningful tools like mental health resources or mentorship opportunities.
—Farah Bala, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
Delegating meaningful tasks and responsibilities to your team members is a leadership imperative.
—Terina Allen, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for meaningful
Adjective
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This revelation tempers the expectations of a Dynasty revival despite the suggestive interactions and Hammerstone's social media activity.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
25 Mar. 2025
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The conversation even turned a bit suggestive toward the end of the episode, when Chung pulled out a series of questions from a jar to ask her husband.—
Jessica Wang,
EW.com,
2 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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This Milan Design Week was an important one for Louis Vuitton.—
Liam Hess,
Vogue,
10 Apr. 2025
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Food safety Certain undercooked foods can result in illness, making food safety important for everyone.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Notably, the hues of navy and blue work well together to portray the actor as eloquent in matters of style.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
18 Apr. 2025
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His book is a distraught but eloquent cry against our tolerance for other people’s calamities.—
Fintan O’Toole,
New York Times,
25 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Edwards landed a decent percentage of his strikes at 66 percent, but the pressure from Muhammad limited his attempts to just 71 significant strikes.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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During those years, de León and Simon worked on some of the agency’s most significant and groundbreaking cases.—
Charles Rabin,
Miami Herald,
14 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The next steps include speeding up the AI's processing, making the output voice more expressive and exploring ways to incorporate tone, pitch and loudness variations into the synthesized speech.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
FOXNews.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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Recent research published in Trends in Cognitive Sciences (2024) explored how subtle facial irregularities, including asymmetrical or imperfect smiles, are increasingly being perceived as more trustworthy and emotionally expressive than those associated with cosmetic perfection.—
Kate Hardcastle,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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For our analysis, access to travel was determined by the distance between each county center and the nearest major airport.—
Travel + Leisure Editors,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Mar. 2025
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Retirement 2025 were selected from a list of counties Investopedia ranked according to several factors a retiree might consider, including cost of living, proximity to major airports, and access to quality health care.—
Travel + Leisure Editors,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Ryan Garcia sat down for a revealing interview with Ak and Barak of Ring Champs ahead of his return to boxing.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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Few living filmmakers have a list of collaborators longer or stranger than Errol Morris: Donald Trump (in perhaps his single most revealing interview), Donald Rumsfeld, Steve Bannon, Stephen Hawking.—
Nick Newman,
IndieWire,
7 Mar. 2025
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Gain an edge with CNBC Pro LIVE , an exclusive, inaugural event at the historic New York Stock Exchange.—
Brian Evans,
CNBC,
18 Apr. 2025
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Chamizal, a national memorial: 800 S San Marcial St, El Paso El Camino Real de los Tejas, a national historic trail: see trail map here El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro, a national historic trail: runs through Texas and New Mexico.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Meaningful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meaningful. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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