substantive
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Her offense is recognizing the truth that differences between men and women are real and substantive.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 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
Christodoulides' spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said the pair held "a substantive and sincere discussion" and expressed hope it would lead to concrete developments by the year's end when Guterres's mandate ends.
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
Still, Pearson had to be more mindful of the concerns of black residents than at the beginning of his career—even if that mindfulness didn't translate into any substantive changes during his tenure.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
He has a perfect hatred of pronouns, and for fear of a possible entanglement between 'hims' and 'hers' and 'its,' he will repeat not merely a substantive, but a whole group of substantives.
From Hours in a Library New Edition, with Additions. Vol. II (of 3) by Sir Leslie Stephen
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
By unity Boole denoted the universe of thinkable objects; literal symbols, such as x, y, z, v, u, &c., were used with the elective meaning attaching to common adjectives and substantives.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" by Various
The Chinese do not decline their substantives, but they indicate the cases distinctly— A. By means of particles.
From Lectures on The Science of Language by Max Müller
Old men are frequently met with who confound substantives, and will call their snuff-box a cane, and their watch a hat.
From Curiosities of Medical Experience by J. G. (John Gideon) Millingen
Vocabulary lists containing substantive
Just Mercy
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The Freedom of Information Act (2016)
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Intermediate, List 4
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