preeminent
adjective
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What is noteworthy about the following sentence? "Denali Mountain is a prominent eminence on the Alaskan landscape." You very likely recognized two words that are closely related to preeminent: prominent and eminence. All three words are rooted in the Latin verb stem -minēre, meaning "to stand out." Mount is also a related word: it comes from Latin mont- or mons, meaning "mountain," which shares a common ancestor with -minēre. Mount leads us in turn to paramount, a word closely related in meaning to preeminent.
Examples of preeminent in a Sentence
Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 23 Mar. 2025
Now that a sale agreement has been reached for one of the league's preeminent franchises, the NBA can turn its attention to expansion.
—Bryan Toporek, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Hsiung’s artful oversharing is, unsurprisingly, inspired by Taylor Swift, the preeminent artful oversharer of our time.
—Tony Sachs, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
Founded in 1987 as the preeminent international membership organization for galleries, dealers, and publishers specializing in prints and editions, the IFPDA Print Fair is the longest-running and largest international art fair dedicated to prints and editions.
—Natasha Gural, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
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“Preeminent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/preeminent. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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preeminent
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