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
The film moves between past and present with a fitting sense of discovery and momentousness, Maya Shenfeld’s score pulsing with suspense.
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David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 13 Sep. 2025
David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 13 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for momentousness
Noun
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Situations like this reinforce the importance of responsible ownership, proper training and understanding each individual dog — regardless of breed.—
Tori Mason,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Speakers including County Commission Chairman Mark Jerrell, Juvenile Judge Aretha Blake, and Bridget Happney, senior social services manager at Mecklenburg County Youth and Family Services, spoke about the importance of everyone working together to keep children safe.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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President of baseball operations Alex Anthopoulos acknowledged the significance of that fact, saying there’s no one more deserving of that honor than Sale.—
Gabriel Burns,
AJC.com,
28 Mar. 2026
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Its personal significance is trumpeted by the fact that Haghighi plays one of the two lead roles, a man named Kaveh who is being driven by a woman, Leila (Taraneh Alidoosti), to a remote, wintry mountain region.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
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South Korea, Asia's fourth-largest economy, imports 94% of its energy, according to a 2024 report from the Korea Energy Statistics Information Systems, and almost 72% of its crude oil comes from the Middle East.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
31 Mar. 2026
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Brazil's diesel prices surged by more than 20% in March, prompting President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to propose import subsidies through May.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Something never done in a game of that magnitude!—
Kels Dayton,
Hartford Courant,
27 Mar. 2026
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In their view, the disruption is the visible price of long-overdue capital flowing into a part of the state that has rarely attracted projects of this magnitude.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The consequences were manifold.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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This gap has real consequences, the authors argue.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Momentousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/momentousness. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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