make much of

1. Treat or consider as very important; also, pay someone a lot of favorable attention. For example, Bill made much of the fact that he'd been to Europe three times, or Whenever Alice came home for a visit they made much of her. [c. 1300]

Example Sentences

It’s not even clear that the proposal will make much of a dent in costs for the families it does help.

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CNN is taking another shot at launching a direct-to-consumer streaming service that will make much of the channel’s news programming available without a pay TV subscription.

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That didn’t make much of a dent in reducing prevalence of the disease, says Offit.

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But don’t expect Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr to make much of a fuss about the network’s dangerous musings.

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“I’ve been hearing a lot about what I need to say and do tonight, and the truth is, I don’t think what I have to say is going to make much of a difference. If you like me, you like me; if you don’t, you don’t; I have no illusions about changing anyone’s mind.”

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