importing

verb

present participle of import
1
as in weighing
to be of importance it imports little whether you like Grandma's gift; you should have graciously thanked her

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2
as in meaning
to communicate or convey (as an idea) to the mind the word "freedom" can import different things to different people

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Recent Examples of importing And now Cuba is importing coffee from Vietnam. — David Frum, The Atlantic, 17 June 2026 Probably not, because importing countries are going to have to have some confidence in the durability of this. — CBS News, 21 June 2026 Operational rigor at small scale doesn't mean importing big-firm bureaucracy—approval chains, tedious status meetings or process—for its own sake. — Christina Greenberg, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026 The state relies on importing doctors trained elsewhere — a strategy that is increasingly difficult to sustain. — Jocelyn Mitchell-Williams, STAT, 19 June 2026 Due diligence obligations should also be proportionate to the size and context of the importing company’s operations. — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 16 June 2026 Florida received permission to start importing in January 2024, but has yet to bring any Canadian drugs to its residents. — Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 16 June 2026 Zoho Campaigns had no trouble correctly implementing my custom fields (First Name, Last Name, Phone Number, Address, Email Address, and other data points) and importing all the contacts. — Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 22 June 2026 The criminal case alleges Devastating Pyrotechnics founder Chee and his associates continued operating despite being ineligible for a federal explosives permit, relying on associates to obtain licenses while importing and repackaging fireworks from overseas. — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 23 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for importing
  1. weighing
  2. meaning
  3. mattering
  4. implying
  5. signifying
  6. denoting
  7. intending
Verb
  • Wherever you’re headed, a crossbody phone case keeps your essentials close without weighing you down.
    — Jeaneen Russell, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026
  • The Jackson County Sheriff's Office described Wells as being a Black man standing about 6 feet, 1 inch tall and weighing about 180 pounds.
    — Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 6 July 2026
Definition of weighing
Verb
  • First, President Dillon asked for existing data centers to be grandfathered in the ordinance, meaning operating data centers can expand without following these rules.
    — Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 2 July 2026
  • The resulting bio-char demonstrated a heating value of 29 MJ/kg, meaning that burning 1 kg of the fuel will provide 29 MJ of thermal energy.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 1 July 2026
Definition of meaning
Verb
  • None of this means compute stops mattering.
    — Robert J. Szczerba, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • My dad never chased the kind of mattering that consumed me and so many of my peers.
    — Matthew Emerzian, PEOPLE, 21 June 2026
Definition of mattering
Verb
  • The consensus target is more than 6% lower than Macy’s trading price, implying some downside.
    — Catherine Brock, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • The Club has a buy-equivalent 1 rating and a $1,300 price target, implying a more than 14% upside from Wednesday's close.
    — Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 2 July 2026
Definition of implying
Verb
  • And in many Indigenous societies, the color, length, and placement of fringe acted as a coat of arms, signifying one’s family, tribe, or position in the community.
    — Faran Krentcil, InStyle, 1 July 2026
  • The agency issued an El Niño Advisory on Thursday morning, signifying that Earth has crossed a key threshold into El Niño territory.
    — Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 11 June 2026
Definition of signifying
Verb
  • In a scene shot backstage at a Pod Meets World live show, Friedle showed that Savage hadn't responded to a text from Friedle since April 2020, and his iMessages switched from blue to green, potentially denoting a block.
    — Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 15 June 2026
  • Eos, the goddess of dawn, functions as a poetic device denoting the passage of time.
    — Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 June 2026
Definition of denoting
Verb
  • Donors who were intending to contribute funds to America250, a bipartisan committee created by Congress, were instead given the banking and routing numbers for a different but similarly named group, Freedom 250, the Democratic report says.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 July 2026
  • She is challenged, often by the unlikely love interest who escorts her on the trip, to put herself in the shoes of those who hurt her without intending to.
    — Judy Berman, Time, 29 June 2026
Definition of intending

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“Importing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/importing. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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