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as in blooms
a state or time of great activity, thriving, or achievement
in the prime of her life
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as in best
individuals carefully selected as being the best of a class
chose the prime of the litter of pups
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Recent Examples of primes
Samantha Subin, CNBC, 28 Mar. 2026
The still-green arms on their staff now will be in their respective primes.
—Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 24 Mar. 2026
That was the standard set every day, and primes Reiten to slot into an NWSL championship-winning team.
—Karen Carney, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2026
That's in line with the other VCM primes.
—Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 16 Mar. 2026
But Rosenfeld had already shown that in any counterexample, the product would have to be divisible by all those primes.
—Quanta Magazine, 6 Mar. 2026
Njoku and Goedert are likely past their primes, and Okonkwo’s not a blocker.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 6 Mar. 2026
Both fighters are now much more than a decade removed from their primes, but Mayweather and Pacquiao remain two of the biggest names in boxing.
—Greg Beacham, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026
Noun
For years, defense tech has fought to prove itself in Washington and grab a chunk of the ballooning Pentagon budget snatched up by defense primes like Lockheed Martin, RTX and Northrop Grumman.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 28 Mar. 2026
The still-green arms on their staff now will be in their respective primes.
—Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 24 Mar. 2026
That was the standard set every day, and primes Reiten to slot into an NWSL championship-winning team.
—Karen Carney, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2026
That's in line with the other VCM primes.
—Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 16 Mar. 2026
But Rosenfeld had already shown that in any counterexample, the product would have to be divisible by all those primes.
—Quanta Magazine, 6 Mar. 2026
Njoku and Goedert are likely past their primes, and Okonkwo’s not a blocker.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 6 Mar. 2026
Both fighters are now much more than a decade removed from their primes, but Mayweather and Pacquiao remain two of the biggest names in boxing.
—Greg Beacham, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for primes
Noun
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Visitors can also see recent photos to help identify the blooms.—
Abby Hamblin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
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Stop by the hummingbird garden, where 14 species of petite, fairylike birds dart from plant to plant, sipping nectar from native blooms.—
Meghan Palmer,
Condé Nast Traveler,
29 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Brzustewicz led all Knights in scoring with 54 points in 59 games this season on the strength of three-year bests in goals (19) and assists (35).—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
4 Apr. 2026
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Check out three of our most popular collections from our Better Homes & Gardens line at Walmart (Brookbury, Ezra, and Marlow) to see which pieces and styles might match your aesthetic best.—
Carly Totten,
Better Homes & Gardens,
31 Mar. 2026
Verb
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What grounds your sense of worth today?—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
26 Mar. 2026
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Still, Keisha’s final monologue is devastating in its plea for perceptual equity, and daniels’ performance grounds the play in something urgently human.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The same can’t be said for Pidgeon, a waifish Michigan native who attended two prestigious drama schools back-to-back—Interlochen Arts Academy and Carnegie Mellon—and was cast in the Amazon Prime series The Wilds straight out of school.—
Chris Murphy,
Vanity Fair,
20 Jan. 2026
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Sales of the $6 tickets will be used to fund performances for students at Title I schools.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
30 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Cruz portrayed the Republican party as a group of blue-collar workers and populists, blasting Democrats as coastal elites who are out of touch with the average American.—
Sarah Bahari,
Dallas Morning News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Our present tax policies written by Congress benefit wealthy elites and powerful corporations instead of the people who actually do the work to make our nation great.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The van’s speakers played a high-volume mashup of construction sounds, Jordan Peterson lectures, Marine Corps drills, and mumbling voices.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Skeleton drills with rags hanging from their shorts.—
Nick Canepa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Each batch spans big-name brands and underrated labels alike and includes tops, bottoms, bags, matching sets, shoes, and beyond.—
Annie Blackman,
InStyle,
4 Apr. 2026
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These large bulb-forming plants of white-, pink- or white and-maroon blooms are durable, and even when the tops are frozen rapidly being new growth with the return of warm spring weather.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The man gets his exiled nephew a job on Wall Street and mentors him.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
19 Feb. 2026
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That includes Susan Brennan, a former director of the program and a cognitive scientist at Stony Brook University, who mentors applicants throughout the state of New York.—
Jonathan Wosen,
STAT,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Primes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/primes. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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