substantive
Example Sentences
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Raman is well-versed on matters of relevance and could have pushed back against Bass in substantive, detailed ways.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
Powell, at his press conference after the meeting, offered little substantive defense of the committee’s decision to keep the easing language.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
Sir Jeremy, a Conservative former minister, said ISC members had "sympathy with the substantive arguments the government may make for withholding information".
From BBC • May 19, 2026
In fact, there was little substantive to emerge from the summit between President Donald Trump and China’s Xi Jinping that ended Friday, despite hopes that the meeting would result in deals from aerospace to semiconductors.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
It recommended no substantive changes in housing, employment, or schools.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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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