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big, consequential, earth-shattering, earthshaking, eventful, historic, important, major, material, meaningful, momentous, monumental, much, significant, tectonic, weighty
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inconsequential, inconsiderable, insignificant, little, minor, negligible, slight, small, trifling, trivial, unimportant
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The electric buses also emitted 57 percent fewer greenhouse gases than a comparable diesel bus—a substantial reduction, but 13 percent less than expected. — Wired, "The Red Lights Stopping Yellow School Buses from Going Green," 4 Sep. 2019 Youthful lips tend to have substantial volume and turn up naturally at the corners, meaning the best strategy for flattering them often comes down to a good signature lip color. — Chloe Atkins, Vogue, "Preventative Botox in Your 20s Is Real—But It Could Be Aging You," 4 Sep. 2019 Still, an Aramco IPO in 2020 or 2021 would face substantial risks. — Julia Horowitz, CNN, "Some say it's time to sell stocks. These big names disagree," 3 Sep. 2019 The Philadelphia police department pays actual police officers substantial compensation to do things like act as program managers at the Police Athletic League. — Kevin D. Williamson, National Review, "How to Spot a Serious Gun-Crime Proposal," 3 Sep. 2019 That upgrade has saved taxpayers substantial dollars on current and future bond indebtedness. — Bob Sandrick, cleveland.com, "Four candidates run for three at-large Broadview Heights City Council seats Nov. 5; early voting starts Oct. 8," 3 Sep. 2019 There have been a handful of substantial layoffs, though, as individual companies faced specific business setbacks. — Mike Rogoway, oregonlive, "Nestlé will lay off 53 in Northeast Portland," 3 Sep. 2019 However, these fluctuations will probably maintain the storm's overall intensity between Category 4 and Category 5 status, rather than providing a more substantial weakening. — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, "Dorian strengthens further, now tied for second-strongest Atlantic storm," 1 Sep. 2019 But many other places also face substantial risk, and almost all of them are far less able to waterproof themselves than the Dutch. — The Economist, "Climate change is a remorseless threat to the world’s coasts," 17 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'substantial.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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