1
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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as in Big Brother
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Recent Examples of paramount
Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025
Next, accurate sorting and fabric tracking are paramount for effective recycling.
—Lauren Fay, Footwear News, 14 Apr. 2025
In today’s dynamic financial landscape, access to expert insights is paramount.
—Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 28 Mar. 2025
For Everybody’s Crazy, the casual call-in podcast from April McDaniel and Savannah James, keeping things positive, authentic and informative is paramount.
—Essence, 28 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
Mitigating the scale of the damage is paramount, as the consequences of the Nankai Trough megaquake could be devastating enough to jeopardize our country's future.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025
Next, accurate sorting and fabric tracking are paramount for effective recycling.
—Lauren Fay, Footwear News, 14 Apr. 2025
In today’s dynamic financial landscape, access to expert insights is paramount.
—Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 28 Mar. 2025
For Everybody’s Crazy, the casual call-in podcast from April McDaniel and Savannah James, keeping things positive, authentic and informative is paramount.
—Essence, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paramount
Adjective
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The Bills will very likely want to find someone who can offer more versatility somewhere else while being their main returner, and running back might be the best place to find one.—
Joe Buscaglia,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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These kinds of breaches often happen quietly, exposing large amounts of customer information without touching a company’s main systems.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
25 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Profitability—the point at which a film’s investors begin to see returns—is also of the utmost importance to studio bigwigs, sometimes to movie-lovers’ chagrin.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
25 Apr. 2025
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The tenets of the Society of Jesus emphasize the utmost importance of service, advocacy for the poor, and the promotion of peace.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The commercial weather forecasting service says a storm is expected to move across the eastern half of North America during the peak shower activity, spreading clouds across most of the East Coast.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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So far, 2025 has been relatively calm at the pump for most Americans, thanks in part to OPEC’s ongoing restoration of oil production and continued uncertainty surrounding tariff policy and its potential impact on the global economy.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
21 Apr. 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
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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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The Iranians are responding to several inducements, foremost among them the staggering array of forces the United States has prepositioned in the Middle East.—
The Editors,
National Review,
17 Apr. 2025
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Forbes Business Council is the foremost growth and networking organization for business owners and leaders.—
Ryan Ferrier,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The four-bedroom, six-bath home is rumored to have been acquired for privacy and security reasons, offering the ultimate billionaire buffer zone.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
25 Apr. 2025
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The ultimate achievement of AI, then, may just be to drastically improve scientific efficiency—not unlike chatbots already used in any number of normal office jobs.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
25 Apr. 2025
Noun
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For those who are ready to welcome our robotic overlords and submit to a life of involuntary leisure, Paul offers reassurance that us humans still have our role to play.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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These are not our new robot overlords, but a pilot program in 35 citywide locations testing the new technology to keep closer tabs on inventory in real-time.—
Alexander Coolidge,
USA TODAY,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Paramount.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paramount. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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