meaningful
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Example Sentences
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Several influential economists have recently argued that a meaningful strengthening of the yuan would turbocharge consumption and get China out of its economic doldrums.
Guardiola's side were far from their best against gritty Forest, making the battling nature of their victory meaningful for the Spaniard.
From Barron's
He admitted his side failed to turn their territorial advantage into the type and volume of meaningful chances that would have earned maximum points.
From BBC
Without meaningful simplifications for low-risk countries like the U.S., the regulation will punish the people the Europeans claim they want to protect—indigenous communities, stewards of the land, and small landowners.
The industry is working to clean up its act, but solutions to treat and ditch meaningful volumes of water far from the oil fields remain years away.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.