as in essential
impossible to do without
that all-important item for a successful birthday party: a fancily decorated cake with candles
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Recent Examples of all-important
Those headwinds also coincide with the beginning of the all-important spring planting season, a key time for fertilizer purchases, according to Morgan Stanley.
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Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2026
Mark Kastelic takes the opening faceoff, wins the all-important draw and heads off the ice, to be replaced by a player presumed to have more offensive chops.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
Pickett isn’t a threat to Young, who enters an all-important fourth season.
—Mike Kaye
updated March 9, Charlotte Observer, 10 Mar. 2026
Frost and other Central Florida officials such as orange County Commissioner Nicole Wilson have cited the potential impacts to the region’s all-important tourism economy such a facility could have.
—Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2026
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Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2026
Mark Kastelic takes the opening faceoff, wins the all-important draw and heads off the ice, to be replaced by a player presumed to have more offensive chops.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
Pickett isn’t a threat to Young, who enters an all-important fourth season.
—Mike Kaye
updated March 9, Charlotte Observer, 10 Mar. 2026
Frost and other Central Florida officials such as orange County Commissioner Nicole Wilson have cited the potential impacts to the region’s all-important tourism economy such a facility could have.
—Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for all-important
Adjective
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City leaders, however, maintain that the changes threaten jobs and essential services in communities that have depended on card rooms for decades.—
Amanda Greenwood,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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Resistance is likely to be strongest among European governments, still shocked by Beijing’s threats last year to cut off supplies of rare earths — essential for clean tech — and worried about further hollowing out their own green industries.—
Andy Browne,
semafor.com,
31 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Pluto is in your supportive 4th house, guiding conversations with housemates or relatives about necessary shifts.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
28 Mar. 2026
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What actions are necessary during a red flag warning?—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Cristopher Canizares, an integral partner at Hauser & Wirth, has announced his intention to depart the juggernaut art gallery in order to start his own artist talent management agency, Artnews reports.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
27 Mar. 2026
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Bayfront Park’s success is an integral part of the city’s plans for downtown.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The school's practices allowed people to get massage therapy licenses without finishing the required training, according to TDLR.—
S.E. Jenkins,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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The Nassau County executive, who has no serious opposition in the GOP primary for governor, was denied funding by the state Campaign Finance Board by a 4-3 party line vote because his running mate failed to file required paperwork.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
31 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Campbell, who ordinarily would represent DiZoglio in court to compel the Legislature to comply, has refused to do so on the flimsy excuse that DiZoglio has not provided needed information.—
Peter Lucas,
Boston Herald,
23 Mar. 2026
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The memo stated the federal government had started site preparation but blamed Pritzker for delaying the land purchase and a needed state permit.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
21 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Who promises tomorrows to a whole needful planet, restrikes that match?—
Corey Van Landingham,
The New Yorker,
19 June 2023
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They are not found to be such on the injustice and violence of individuals, and lose their efficacy in proportion to the number combined together, that is, in proportion as their efficacy becomes needful.—
James Freeman,
WSJ,
27 Dec. 2022
Adjective
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An Iranian military official was quoted recently by the Islamic Republic's state-run media as saying another strait vital to world oil supplies could be targeted next.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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The vital waterway usually handles a fifth of the world’s oil shipments and nearly a third of the world’s fertilizer trade.—
Farnoush Amiri,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Millions of Americans enrolled in Medicare Advantage are approaching a critical deadline that could have long-lasting financial consequences.—
Amanda Greenwood,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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For Iranian athletes who play in domestic-league games that aren’t broadcast internationally, the World Cup serves as a critical launchpad to impress international scouts.—
Albert Samaha,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2026
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“All-important.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/all-important. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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