substance
Example Sentences
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The new complaints, ruled "sufficient in substance" by a vote of 54-1, accuse her of graft and corruption while in office and of making a death threat against former ally President Ferdinand Marcos.
From Barron's
“I have been tested my entire career, including eight times last season alone, and have never tested positive. I would never willingly take a banned substance, but I take full responsibility and accept MLB’s decision.”
From Los Angeles Times
When contradictions pile up, they are chalked up to style rather than substance.
From Salon
On one residential street, two machines about 20 yards apart are spattered with a bright white substance.
From BBC
“Not as just supported on paper, but that it’s supported in substance, too.”
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
