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as in main
coming before all others in importance
the paramount goal is to restore the colonial-era house with complete historical accuracy
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2
as in utmost
of the greatest or highest degree or quantity
maintaining the secrecy of the agreement is of paramount importance
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Recent Examples of paramount
Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2025
In today’s dynamic financial landscape, access to expert insights is paramount.
—Hakyung Kim, CNBC, 27 Apr. 2025
Politics and personalities aside, one of the paramount considerations when determining papabile is a candidate's age.
—Christopher Watson, ABC News, 25 Apr. 2025
Athletes’ influence in the watch world has been paramount over the last couple years and the NFL, in particular, has helped grow the U.S. market, reaching a new younger customer and watch collector.
—Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 25 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
In heavy rain, allow an additional two seconds of distance to compensate for reduced traction and braking effectiveness.
Reduce speed and drive cautiously:
On wet roads, slowing down is paramount.
—Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2025
In today’s dynamic financial landscape, access to expert insights is paramount.
—Hakyung Kim, CNBC, 27 Apr. 2025
Politics and personalities aside, one of the paramount considerations when determining papabile is a candidate's age.
—Christopher Watson, ABC News, 25 Apr. 2025
Athletes’ influence in the watch world has been paramount over the last couple years and the NFL, in particular, has helped grow the U.S. market, reaching a new younger customer and watch collector.
—Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 25 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paramount
Adjective
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This means cruise visitors will need to rely on shuttle buses, taxis, or sightseeing tours to reach the city’s main attractions.—
David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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Today, the city’s main protection against high tides is the MOSE set of flood barriers that rises from the seabed to cut off the lagoon from the Adriatic during exceptionally high tides.—
Julia Buckley,
CNN Money,
4 May 2025
Adjective
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Each one followed, placing his hand on the Gospel and promising in Latin to maintain utmost secrecy.—
Nicole Winfield,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 2025
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Carbon fiber poles save weight and deliver better strength-per-ounce than aluminum, according to Durston, and wider tube diameters at critical structural areas ensure the utmost stormproof performance.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
6 May 2025
Adjective
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Nabers, as a rookie, set the franchise record for most receptions in a season, with 109.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
3 May 2025
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So now that most of his rookie cards from popular sets are released, what are the best options to start a Daniels collection?—
Tyler Holzhammer,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
Noun
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Ridicule only appeals to cool kids on coasts and the college towns and totalitarians.—
Letters to the Editor,
Orange County Register,
17 Oct. 2020
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Under the unconditional patronage of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Kadyrov rules his republic as a totalitarian, and has done so since taking power in May 2004, after his father, then President Akhmad Kadyrov, was assassinated.—
Layla Taimienova,
Foreign Affairs,
10 May 2017
Noun
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The cover of the first issue of The New Yorker, dated Feb. 21, 1925, carried no portraits of potentates or tycoons, no headlines, no come-ons.—
Christopher B. Daly,
The Conversation,
11 Feb. 2025
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Or were all those billionaire potentates in the Capitol Rotunda — seated in front of Trump’s Cabinet picks — asserting their social, economic and cultural hegemony?—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Forbes Business Council is the foremost growth and networking organization for business owners and leaders.—
Naeem Ghauri,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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This return to immigration law-and-order was the foremost promise of his 2024 campaign.—
Mohammed Soliman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Slap on those Ray-bans and embrace the chaos of the ultimate day off.—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
3 May 2025
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Those choices will likely dictate whether the ultimate story of this recent two-season stretch is more of a speed bump on the road to further success or a pothole that sent them careening off the highway.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
Noun
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The Collector is also hoping these will satiate the growing wants of his oppressive overlord, The Forger (Roddy Ricch), who has mysterious motives of his own.—
Courtney Howard,
Variety,
17 Apr. 2025
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The end of the first season saw Dream (Tom Sturridge) endeavor to become a gentler overlord of the Dreaming; meanwhile, Gwendoline Christie's malevolent Lucifer Morningstar plots with Roger Allam's Lord Azazel to foil Dream's plans, and wreak havoc on the entire waking world.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Paramount.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paramount. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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