substantiveness

noun

Definition of substantivenessnext
as in value

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for substantiveness
  1. value
  2. substance
  3. worth
  4. importance
  5. prominence
  6. gravity
  7. significance
  8. store
Noun
  • Buster Posey understands the value of a good shortstop.
    Justice delos Santos, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Voters arrived before work, during breaks, and even after dropping their children at school, displaying the true value of this election.
    Arpan Lobo, Nushrat Rahman, Natalie Davies, Lindsay Tague, Alexander Boesch, Sarah Moore, Sophia Jundy, Mikia Lawrence, Alec Mork, Siddhi Choubey and Sonja Krohn, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of value
Noun
  • And if there are any more problems because of her substance abuse, all bets will be off.
    Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
  • In the book, Vance recounted a turbulent childhood, his mother's struggle with substance use disorder and the life-changing influence of his grandmother, known to him as Mamaw.
    Haley BeMiller, The Enquirer, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of substance
Noun
  • In the third quarter, the conglomerate sold $36.1 billion worth of stock, including slashing its stakes in longtime investments Apple (AAPL+0.35%) and Bank of America (BAC+0.79%), the company disclosed in regulatory filings Saturday.
    Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 5 Nov. 2024
  • According to Forbes, Marcus had a net worth of about $11 billion at the time of his death.
    Rob Wile, NBC News, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of worth
Noun
  • While the cameras were rolling, Anderson taught the climbers about the importance of temperate rainforests (Tongass National Forest is the world’s largest at nearly 17 million acres) and took them salmon fishing.
    Jayme Moye, Outside Online, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Given the importance of manpower in a war of attrition, the first battlefield employment of thousands of North Korean troops recently deployed to Russia marks another escalation in non-European involvement.
    Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 7 Nov. 2024
Definition of importance
Noun
  • Such improbability is what propelled the Club 27 myth to prominence, and subsequent deaths — especially Kurt Cobain’s passing — continue to fuel its mystique, Dunivin said.
    Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Born on March 14, 1933, the Chicago native first rose to prominence as a trumpet player in bands for jazz music greats including Lionel Hampton and Dizzy Gillespie.
    Becca Longmire, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of prominence
Noun
  • Another idea suggests that there might be something wrong with science’s current understanding of gravity.
    Jacopo Prisco, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
  • That time when your metabolism stops, gravity starts tearing you down, your bones start wearing off.
    Eric Andersson, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of gravity
Noun
  • And there’s the historical significance of the candidates themselves: Harris, 60, would be the first woman and the first person of South Asian descent to serve as U.S. President.
    TIME Staff, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Mexico's obsession with Korean series — and more cultural curiosity While Mickey’s cultural identity is not a focal point, García-Rulfo, who has played his fair share of drug dealers, recognized the significance of his portrayal of a Mexican lawyer.
    Max Gao, NBC News, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of significance
Noun
  • Australian fast fashion retailer Princess Polly is to make its store debut in New York City next year as the company announced a new 8,000-sq.ft. store at 514 Broadway in New York City’s SoHo neighborhood, opening early 2025.
    Mark Faithfull, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
  • In 2018, while still owned by Ermenegildo Zegna, the brand opened a store at 37 Albemarle Street in Mayfair, which was designed by then-creative director Simon Holloway.
    Samantha Conti, WWD, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of store
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