as in priority
the right to one's attention before other things considered less important his merchandise order takes precedence because we received it first

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Recent Examples of precedence With that precedence, the senior screening committee—which includes Hall-of-Famers, media members and historians—ultimately felt like seven strong seasons was enough to be etched into football lore. Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 1 Aug. 2025 Sadly, and as usual, greed takes precedence over logic. U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025 The learning curve for young catchers can be severe and the defensive part of the job takes precedence. David Brandt, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025 Strategic projects take twice as long to implement because no one is quite sure which priorities take precedence. Brent Gleeson, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for precedence
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priority
Noun
  • Having already drawn billions of dollars and resources, leaders at the company claimed the Metaverse was a priority for the tech giant in late 2022, even as AI grew in prominence.
    Rashi Shrivastava, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
  • The first priority was to keep Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy out of the room, rather than have the three-way meeting that Trump — to his credit — was suggesting.
    Marc Champion, Twin Cities, 13 Aug. 2025

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“Precedence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/precedence. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.

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