substantive
Example Sentences
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It is true that some laws are substantive and some are remedial, even temporary.
From Slate • May 5, 2026
His detractors’ more substantive criticisms are real, even if a bit selective.
From Salon • May 2, 2026
His case for keeping it was procedural rather than substantive: He said there was no need to rush a signal that might have to be reversed.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026
The Academy called the requirements a "substantive" change to the rules for the Oscars.
From BBC • May 1, 2026
It was his odd blindness, I think, to all problems of a personal nature which made him able at the end to transmute even Bunny’s highly substantive troubles into spiritual ones.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
Vocabulary lists containing substantive
Just Mercy
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The Freedom of Information Act (2016)
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You Bring the Distant Near
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