salience
Example Sentences
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“But it’s also the salience of the abortion issue. It is women who are most directly affected.”
From Washington Times
But some polling also shows the issue may be receding in the minds of voters, providing an opening for messaging about the salience of other topics.
From Washington Post
And, of special salience in this age of self-pity and freely spewed malice, “Be too large for worry, too noble for anger.”
From Washington Post
At the most basic level, the two parties have switched sides on the salience of the judiciary as a voting issue.
From Washington Post
“However, I think it is important to raise the salience of sanctity to life issues among pro-lifers prior to elections.”
From Washington Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
