as in importance
the quality or state of being important
no one could fail to realize the momentousness of the occasion
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Recent Examples of momentousness
The film moves between past and present with a fitting sense of discovery and momentousness, Maya Shenfeld’s score pulsing with suspense.
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David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 13 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for momentousness
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Though their divorce was acrimonious, and the two were later involved in various legal proceedings, the source said that Clarkson knew the importance of her children’s relationship with their father.—
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Middlebrooks echoed those concerns, emphasizing the importance of the services provided by the health system.—
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Some researchers have cast doubt on the significance of the study due to its small size.—
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Rosado is expected to address the significance of the developments for South Florida and the broader region.—
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The British import sitcom by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant — a hit on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean — is now a musical mockumentary with all your favorite characters.—
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And because the country doesn’t allow olive oil imports, everything produced there—including oils from other independent brands like KAÏA and Olivko—is single-origin by definition, too.—
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But none of them came anywhere near the genocide of 2023–25 in terms of magnitude, severity and sheer brutality.—
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Excluding disasters, sudden surges of this magnitude in requests for food or any other need are rare at 211s, and can signal both public worry and need, as happened in the first weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic.—
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The tense music and security cam footage seem to suggest this isn’t over, that Cooper could face consequences for hurting the guy.—
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Now there is hard evidence this all is getting very real, with consequences for everyone who pays an electric bill.—
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“Momentousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/momentousness. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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