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as in importance
the quality or state of being important
an event of great moment
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as in minute
a very small space of time
I'll be there in just a moment
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Recent Examples of moment
Gene Hackman could utter just four simple words, and make a great film moment.
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Scott Simon, NPR, 1 Mar. 2025
The Six of Wands highlights a moment of triumph, and with Mercury entering your sign on the 8th, your communication becomes sharper.
—Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Mar. 2025
Mia was cornered into an apology, but understandably, no one is ready to forgive her in that moment, a harbinger for the next few hours that clearly has her spiraling.
—Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 17 Feb. 2025
The audience can expect a lot of fun, laughter, and real, unfiltered moments from me.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 17 Feb. 2025
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Scott Simon, NPR, 1 Mar. 2025
The Six of Wands highlights a moment of triumph, and with Mercury entering your sign on the 8th, your communication becomes sharper.
—Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Mar. 2025
Mia was cornered into an apology, but understandably, no one is ready to forgive her in that moment, a harbinger for the next few hours that clearly has her spiraling.
—Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 17 Feb. 2025
The audience can expect a lot of fun, laughter, and real, unfiltered moments from me.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 17 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for moment
Noun
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Both buyers and sellers are hoping recent momentum can continue with this year’s telecast, which will be hosted for the first time by Conan O’Brien.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
28 Feb. 2025
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Upon doing that same series of pairwise comparisons hundreds of times, there was an underlying pattern that seemed to appear: Analysis of Preference: Blue was chosen statistically more often than any other color.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Managing the physiological changes related to aging is all about understanding the importance of nutrition.—
Lorena Meouchi,
Vogue,
6 Mar. 2025
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During her acceptance speech, Cheyenne Woods emphasized the importance of being a player of African descent in professional golf and didn't forget to reference her illustrious uncle.—
Russel Honoré,
Newsweek,
6 Mar. 2025
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This is the perfect role for Porter Jr. He's best used as a 15-20 minute sparkplug off the Bucks' bench.—
Brian Sampson,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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Contact was lost with Starship just under 10 minutes after liftoff.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The judgement spans on everything from feeding to sleeping, and in today's age, screen time.—
Annabelle Canela,
Parents,
26 Feb. 2025
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The film takes place in today’s world as Detective Shay Williams (Union) and her partner Galpin (Colter) become trapped inside the Ursuline Convent with a motley group (including Castillo, Frewer and Lennon) when the Casket Girls escape from their attic prison for the first time in over 300 years.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
26 Feb. 2025
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Szoboszlai’s runs force the opponent’s centre-backs to react, isolating Salah against his marker or, on other occasions, combining with the Egypt forward after disrupting the opposition’s defensive line.—
Ahmed Walid,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
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Trump has promised on numerous occasions that there would be no threat to Social Security under his second administration.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
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The two answers are deeply and imaginatively intertwined, and the peculiar significance of the guinea fowl can be found, like the wounds and scars of abuse themselves, deep in the mists of memory.—
Justin Chang,
The New Yorker,
7 Mar. 2025
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And because of her father’s fame and the significance of his 75th birthday, there was intense media coverage.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Mar. 2025
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Rozier, who has struggled to make shots this season, entered Friday’s game with 12.8 seconds left in the first quarter.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
1 Mar. 2025
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In 2023, the Kenyan middle-distance runner set three women's world records, including running a blistering 4:07 for the mile, breaking the previous record by five seconds.—
Jonathan Lambert,
NPR,
1 Mar. 2025
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At present, there are no details on the containment of the fire.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacramento Bee,
27 Feb. 2025
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At present, FanDuel and DraftKings maintain a virtual duopoly on market share across the industry.—
Matt Rybaltowski,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Moment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moment. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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