Thesaurus results for IMPORTING

importing

verb

present participle of import

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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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 In 2026, China similarly stopped importing a variety of Canadian agricultural products in retaliation for Canadian tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles. — Caitlin Welsh, Foreign Affairs, 11 Aug. 2026 For a continent importing the bulk of its oil and gas, the returning war premium on crude is a tax on households and industry. — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026 In a country running above-target inflation, importing all its energy and watching its government spend tens of billions propping up the currency, most households owned none of the one thing that would have shielded them. — Frank Holmes, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026 The San Diego distributor no longer is importing from the common grower, according to the FDA. — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026 Vallarino and Salgado, along with their two boys, moved to Colorado in 2019 after spending all their lives in Mexico City, where Salgado had an importing business. — Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 5 Aug. 2026 For the first time in a quarter century, the US is importing more from Taiwan than mainland China, and is also the top destination for Taiwan investment; less than 1% of the island’s investment went to China in the first five months of this year. — Andy Browne, semafor.com, 4 Aug. 2026 Jose Manuel Lopez, 44, a Mexican national and the truck's sole occupant, was arrested and charged with importing cocaine into the United States. — Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026 Matthew Kawa, who ran Paradigm Peptides, pleaded guilty last year to selling unapproved drugs and illegally importing them from abroad. — Daniel Gilbert, CBS News, 30 July 2026

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Cities around the country are weighing tradeoffs that come with data centers that require massive amounts of power and land.

— Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
During testing, the robot moved a refrigerator weighing more than 100 pounds after training with substantially lighter loads.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2026

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The stadium occupies the site where a foundry once made New York’s distinctive fire hydrants, meaning the locals have for generations known this corner of the Yorkshire town as ‘New York’.

— Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
The lawsuit was dismissed Monday without prejudice, meaning the case may be filed again.

— Riley Moser, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026

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The bank reiterated its buy rating on the data services stock and raised its 12-month price target to $540 from $450, implying 23% upside from Wednesday's close.

— Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2026
What outrages Marylanders is that this diabolical plan excludes the Preakness, devaluing it and implying the Triple Crown is irrelevant, if not dead.

— Stephen J. K. Walters, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2026

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This measurable impact is moving creator initiatives into performance marketing budgets, with some brands now allocating up to 40% of their spend to creators, signifying a profound evolution in advertising strategy.

— Jamie Gutfreund, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
The word repair originates from the Latin reparare, signifying restoration and return.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 July 2026

Definition of signifying

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There’s one shaped like a hand grenade; another bears a white-sheet-ghost novelty trinket over the lid, denoting a ghost pepper sauce.

— Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 2 Aug. 2026
The system relies on five microelectrode arrays surgically installed in Thomas’ brain, which machine learning algorithms then interpret brain signals denoting movement with nearly 85 percent accuracy.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 16 July 2026

Definition of denoting

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Many accused Szabo of taking payment from them without intending to deliver the home shells.

— Amber Gaudet, Charlotte Observer, 6 Aug. 2026
By comparison, only 85% of Republicans intend to vote for Paxton today, with 5% intending to vote for Talarico, 4% for Brown and 6% still undecided.

— Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026

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