as in importance
the quality or state of being important
no one could fail to realize the momentousness of the occasion
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Recent Examples of momentousness
Even if the sense of urgency might feel the same as ever, especially amid the Mahomes window of potential, the momentousness and sheer volume of necessities are singular.
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Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2026
The film moves between past and present with a fitting sense of discovery and momentousness, Maya Shenfeld’s score pulsing with suspense.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 13 Sep. 2025
Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2026
The film moves between past and present with a fitting sense of discovery and momentousness, Maya Shenfeld’s score pulsing with suspense.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 13 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for momentousness
Noun
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Charlotte Mather-Taylor, the director of the Area Agency on Aging of Broward County, echoed the sentiment on the importance of mental activity.—
Lauren Pastrana,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
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Finally, in the Oaxacan field test, the team showed that predatory wasps use the airborne distress signals to find their prey, but the relative importance of direct leaf defenses versus this indirect wasp recruitment isn’t clear.—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
3 June 2026
Noun
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So using these as natural barriers obviously has an enormous significance — enormous importance.—
Gabrielle Emanuel,
NPR,
6 June 2026
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For now, however, his focus is on preparing himself and his teammates for the country’s first FIFA World Cup match since Haiti played in 1974, and Miami carries a special significance along that goal.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
6 June 2026
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The Indian currency has been under pressure from its rising import bill and sustained capital outflows, even prompting Prime Minister Narendra Modi to appeal to citizens to help conserve foreign exchange.—
Sri Jegarajah,Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
3 June 2026
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Indeed, those connected services and their possible links to the Chinese state were scary enough to US lawmakers to drum up bipartisan support for new regulations that bar their import, absent an authorization from the Department of Commerce.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
2 June 2026
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Eisenhower, in particular, felt the magnitude of D-day.—
Emily Zemler,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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But their data showed this substitution was concentrated in urban areas and didn’t fully account for the magnitude of the effects.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
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The economic consequences, however, are straightforward.—
Wayne Winegarden,
Oc Register,
7 June 2026
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Florida cattle industry braces for potential economic impact Even so, an outbreak could have major economic consequences for ranchers and dairy producers.—
CBS Miami Team,
CBS News,
7 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Momentousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/momentousness. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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