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as in importance
the quality or state of being important
an event of great moment
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as in minute
a very small space of time
I'll be there in just a moment
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Recent Examples of moment
Gene Hackman could utter just four simple words, and make a great film moment.
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Scott Simon, NPR, 1 Mar. 2025
The Six of Wands highlights a moment of triumph, and with Mercury entering your sign on the 8th, your communication becomes sharper.
—Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Mar. 2025
Mia was cornered into an apology, but understandably, no one is ready to forgive her in that moment, a harbinger for the next few hours that clearly has her spiraling.
—Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 17 Feb. 2025
The audience can expect a lot of fun, laughter, and real, unfiltered moments from me.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 17 Feb. 2025
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Scott Simon, NPR, 1 Mar. 2025
The Six of Wands highlights a moment of triumph, and with Mercury entering your sign on the 8th, your communication becomes sharper.
—Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Mar. 2025
Mia was cornered into an apology, but understandably, no one is ready to forgive her in that moment, a harbinger for the next few hours that clearly has her spiraling.
—Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 17 Feb. 2025
The audience can expect a lot of fun, laughter, and real, unfiltered moments from me.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 17 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for moment
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Upon doing that same series of pairwise comparisons hundreds of times, there was an underlying pattern that seemed to appear: Analysis of Preference: Blue was chosen statistically more often than any other color.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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Both buyers and sellers are hoping recent momentum can continue with this year’s telecast, which will be hosted for the first time by Conan O’Brien.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
28 Feb. 2025
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Managing the physiological changes related to aging is all about understanding the importance of nutrition.—
Lorena Meouchi,
Vogue,
6 Mar. 2025
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During her acceptance speech, Cheyenne Woods emphasized the importance of being a player of African descent in professional golf and didn't forget to reference her illustrious uncle.—
Russel Honoré,
Newsweek,
6 Mar. 2025
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At most, the process will take five minutes — a quarter of the time needed for a lethal injection.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
7 Mar. 2025
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Howard also appeared and started in 57 playoff games, averaging 19.9 points, 14.4 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 2.7 blocks in 39.4 minutes.—
Jason Beede,
Orlando Sentinel,
7 Mar. 2025
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Need help with today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle?—
Mark Cooper,
The Athletic,
11 Mar. 2025
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The recruitment effort, known as Project Red TX, is still operating today.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
The New Yorker,
10 Mar. 2025
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Miller, the face of Frame’s Spring 2025 campaign alongside Green, had arrived in Paris just the night before for the occasion.—
Kristen Bateman,
Vogue,
10 Mar. 2025
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One way to facilitate conversations is requiring occasions where cell phones are put away.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Mar. 2025
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And because of her father’s fame and the significance of his 75th birthday, there was intense media coverage.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Mar. 2025
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The two answers are deeply and imaginatively intertwined, and the peculiar significance of the guinea fowl can be found, like the wounds and scars of abuse themselves, deep in the mists of memory.—
Justin Chang,
The New Yorker,
7 Mar. 2025
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So when Jalen Brunson had the ball in his hands with less than 15 seconds left in the fourth quarter of Friday night’s showdown and his team down two, Grizzlies head coach Taylor Jenkins called for the double team.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
1 Mar. 2025
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In 2023, the Kenyan middle-distance runner set three women's world records, including running a blistering 4:07 for the mile, breaking the previous record by five seconds.—
Jonathan Lambert,
NPR,
1 Mar. 2025
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At present, FanDuel and DraftKings maintain a virtual duopoly on market share across the industry.—
Matt Rybaltowski,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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At present, there are no details on the containment of the fire.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacramento Bee,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Moment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moment. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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