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Rather than addressing the substantive crisis of military readiness, however, Pentagon officials threw a tantrum.

From Salon ● Sep. 1, 2026

Asking tough, substantive questions to those in power is the job of every journalist, and Dana did hers incredibly well today.

From Salon ● Aug. 2, 2026

Despite the controversy, the State Department said discussions at the conference had been "substantive and constructive" and reaffirmed its commitment to combating HIV/Aids in Africa and elsewhere.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

Politburo sessions rarely produce detailed policy guidance, but observers had hoped for substantive clues about Beijing’s economic plans.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

We did not discuss substantive issues, so much as history and South African culture.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

We also meet with a good many words, particularly substantives, which afterwards became altogether obsolete, and some are applied in a sense different from that in which they were subsequently used.

From History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume I by John Dunlop

And my ponies were none the less fat and in good condition though they were fed on literature, had substantives for oats, adjectives for hay, and adverbs for straw.

From My Private Menagerie from The Works of Theophile Gautier Volume 19 by Théophile Gautier

Having remarked that it was always employed with these substantives, it naturally struck her that its proper place would be among them.

From The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine by E. Rameur

In fact, there is a very large group of noun substantives which mark, for an Elementary teacher, at least, the seasons of the year.

From Life's Minor Collisions by Frances Lester Warner

From whence you may furnish him with more examples of adjectives with substantives; as white bread, brown bread, green grass, soft cheese, hard cheese, black hat, my black hat, &c.

From The History of the Life and Adventures of Mr. Duncan Campell A Gentlen, who, tho' Deaf and Dumb, Writes down any Stranger's name at first Sight; by Daniel Defoe