as in meant
to be of importance
she believes that doing well in school really does matter
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Recent Examples of mattered
Changes in state law governing juveniles have mattered little to crime victims who draw a straight line between Gascón’s actions and street violence.
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Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
Competency and clarity surely mattered, but so did connection.
—Tarun Galagali, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
And for a time, the internet felt like the only battleground that mattered.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 2 Oct. 2024
Historically, the face-off between running mates hasn’t mattered in terms of the outcome in November.
—Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
The second experiment tested whether the nationality of the experts mattered for legitimacy.
—Calvert W. Jones, Foreign Affairs, 16 Apr. 2019
Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
Competency and clarity surely mattered, but so did connection.
—Tarun Galagali, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
And for a time, the internet felt like the only battleground that mattered.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 2 Oct. 2024
Historically, the face-off between running mates hasn’t mattered in terms of the outcome in November.
—Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
The second experiment tested whether the nationality of the experts mattered for legitimacy.
—Calvert W. Jones, Foreign Affairs, 16 Apr. 2019
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“Mattered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mattered. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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