significances

noun

plural of significance
as in meanings
the idea that is conveyed or intended to be conveyed to the mind by language, symbol, or action the significance of that word is much debated by biblical scholars

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Recent Examples of significances Factors In Kenya’s Sovereign Credit Rating Rise There are usually multiple significances to a credit rating action. — Ann Rutledge, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
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  1. meanings
  2. senses
  3. contents
  4. intentions
  5. intents
Noun
  • Barkawi incorporated motifs with personal meanings, such as palm trees that represent her name in Arabic.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 June 2026
  • This experience gives the title The Revelation of Dionne Daphne its dual meanings.
    — Judy Berman, Time, 29 June 2026
Definition of meanings
Noun
  • Paules tries to keep track of prefab projects in both Altadena and the Palisades and senses tremendous momentum.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • After all, Against Nature is all about the unsettling atmosphere and the senses.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 4 July 2026
Definition of senses
Noun
  • Thanks to two-way lids designed to open from the wide front or back side, several Iceco fridge models already offer versatile access to the frosty contents inside.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 July 2026
  • Deputies turned the package over to the Border Patrol, which will test the contents.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 5 July 2026
Definition of contents
Noun
  • The leaders, for the most part, are flawed but have good intentions.
    — Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026
  • Only when members feel legitimate responsibility for the group's well-being can new norms truly become effective and living practices, rather than mere intentions.
    — Heidi Brooks, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of intentions
Noun
  • Legislation with similar intents passed one legislative chamber in both Colorado and Oregon this year, but neither made it to law.
    — Geoff Mulvihill, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
  • Legislation with similar intents passed one legislative chamber in both Colorado and Oregon this year, but neither made it to law.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 July 2026
Definition of intents

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