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Recent Examples of eminence By Charles McGrath Henry James is Alan Hollinghurst’s favorite writer, and in his native England, Hollinghurst, now 70, has over the years acquired a bit of Jamesian eminence himself. Charles McGrath, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2024 Created and written by indie film and TV eminence Mark Duplass and Biosphere director Mel Eslyn, who also directed and served as showrunner, Penelope is like nothing else on television. Judy Berman, TIME, 24 Sep. 2024 And there is the proof of Trump’s genius in choosing Vance: A man for whom no lie is to brazen, no attack too far, no dodge too demeaning — no step too far in his pursuit of eminence. Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2024 For all of their eminence, the cardinals are no more immune to cattiness and ambition than anyone else. David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 31 Aug. 2024 See All Example Sentences for eminence
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Noun
  • Adding Xiaomi to the mix only extends its dominance.
    Janhoi McGregor, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
  • Bezos’ Amazon is also still facing a lawsuit from the FTC and 17 states, who accuse the company of abusing its economic dominance and harming fair competition.
    Liam Reilly, CNN, 26 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Its sharp lines and stucco finish nod to traditional Mexican architecture, contrasting with the nearby rolling hills.
    Silvia Benedetti, ARTnews.com, 27 Feb. 2025
  • This Asian Destination Was Named the Most Welcoming in the World — and It's Called the '8th Wonder of the World' by Locals Where to Stay Sam & Lola’s Surrounded by coconut and mango trees on the hill between Pehebiya Beach and Hiriketiya Bay are two A-frame pool villas.
    Katie Lockhart, Travel + Leisure, 27 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • This condition is what philosopher Charles Mills, speaking of the American context, labeled epistemological ignorance—a deliberate unknowing, an insistence on the myth of white superiority, of white exceptionalism.
    Christine Winter, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2025
  • And so Tyla’s comments were also taken as an insinuation of superiority over Black people.
    Funmi Fetto, Vogue, 25 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The pavement has been dug up by the Israeli military’s D-9 bulldozers – mounds of asphalt and dirt piled up on the sides of roads, often pouring into shops and homes.
    Jeremy Diamond, CNN, 28 Feb. 2025
  • Now that Alcantara is healthy and back on the mound, he's shown that his arm is doing perfectly fine.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • When the strikes made everything pretty quiet, Tango had built a reputation for having good taste, for being a good partner, and for liking risk.
    Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Mar. 2025
  • My agents became more motivated, my business revenue grew and my agency gained a stronger reputation.
    David Price, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Shortly thereafter, smartphones began their rise to prominence, cutting into Skype’s territory.
    Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 28 Feb. 2025
  • Berger came to prominence in his home state as the longtime pastor of Grace Chapel, a large church outside Nashville whose members have included the current governor of the state.
    Joshua Kaplan, ProPublica, 28 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Her voice, her public repute, and her dignity — the vanishings of which are all mostly self-steered.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 24 Oct. 2024
  • The long-term leasing of NNN and the fact that they are commonly leased to reliable tenants of repute minimizes the risk of default and promotes a dependable revenue stream.
    Sudhir Pai, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Key Ingredients: Bolivian mountain salt, papaya enzymes, prickly pear extract Best For: Getting rid of scalp build-up, sans residue.
    Arden Fanning Andrews, Vogue, 4 Mar. 2025
  • In 2021, more than 200 people died after part of a glacier collapsed in Uttarakhand, carrying a deadly mixture of ice, rock and water that tore through a mountain gorge and crashed through a dam.
    Kathleen Magramo and Esha Mitra, CNN, 4 Mar. 2025

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“Eminence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eminence. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

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