as in substantial
sufficiently large in size, amount, or number to merit attention
they've made substantive changes in the nightly newscast
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Recent Examples of substantive
Mick Mulvaney, The Hill, 5 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, Democrats, though often more vocal in their criticism, have failed to take substantive action beyond rhetorical condemnations.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
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
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Adjective
Third — moving away from the procedural and to the substantive — have the hard conversations when the doors are closed and the cameras are off.
—Mick Mulvaney, The Hill, 5 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, Democrats, though often more vocal in their criticism, have failed to take substantive action beyond rhetorical condemnations.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
Noun
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for substantive
Adjective
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Presenting evidence to a grand jury investigating Mr. Schumer would be a substantial escalation of Mr. Martin’s efforts.—
Glenn Thrush,
New York Times,
4 Mar. 2025
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The second run of the breakout Prime Video young adult series wrapped filming in September last year, and with Season 1 launching in May 2024 the gap between the two will be relatively substantial.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
3 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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This is after recent significant rises in the price of electricity.—
Brad Templeton,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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Continuing their commitment to the Central Florida community, the owners of the Magic are making a significant donation to the franchise’s foundation that assists at-risk youth in the local area.—
Jason Beede,
Orlando Sentinel,
27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Lim and Cho both come from South Korea, and people of Korean heritage make up a good part of their considerable fan base.—
Alex Ross,
The New Yorker,
10 Mar. 2025
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That’s a considerable shift from 2022, when Democrats’ sympathies were about even at 40% for Israelis vs. 38% for Palestinians.—
Ben Sales,
Sun Sentinel,
10 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Conor McGregor has earned a sizable social media following with his vicious knockouts and trash talking.—
Justin Birnbaum,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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The property occupies a sizable 7,751-square-foot lot.—
Bay Area Home Report,
The Mercury News,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Substantive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/substantive. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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