substantive
Example Sentences
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But those actions seem more symbolic than substantive.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
Neither of them made any substantive changes to core Roman Catholic doctrine, but when you’re the bishop of Rome and the head of the world’s largest single religious denomination, practice matters more than theory.
From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026
Beacon’s Myrow says he isn’t expecting much substantive news to come out of the speech.
From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026
Whether or not that leads to substantive peace talks, Pakistan has already executed a diplomatic coup in its favor.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 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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