prominence
noun
prom·i·nence
ˈprä-mə-nən(t)s 
ˈpräm-nən(t)s
1
: something prominent : projection
a rocky prominence
2
: the quality, state, or fact of being prominent or conspicuous
3
: a mass of gas resembling a cloud that arises from the chromosphere of the sun
Examples of prominence in a Sentence
The company rose to prominence in the 1990s.
The publicity has given him a prominence he doesn't deserve.
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Rise to prominence and a cup-winning goal Born in Nyon to a Swiss mother and a Senegalese father, Ndoye joined Lausanne’s under-13 team.
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Thom Harris, New York Times, 23 July 2025
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Lake Geneva, Wisconsin This resort town in southern Wisconsin rose to prominence in the late 19th century as a Gilded Age lakeside retreat for magnates of business and industry in Chicago.
—Michele Herrmann, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
Then, in the 1980s and 1990s, as low-fat, calorie-counting diets rose to prominence, eggs endured another identity crisis.
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Thom Harris, New York Times, 23 July 2025
Ozzy Osbourne, the pioneering heavy metal singer who rose to prominence in the early ‘70s with Black Sabbath before establishing a successful solo career and playing himself on reality TV, died Tuesday.
—Roy Trakin, HollywoodReporter, 22 July 2025
Lake Geneva, Wisconsin This resort town in southern Wisconsin rose to prominence in the late 19th century as a Gilded Age lakeside retreat for magnates of business and industry in Chicago.
—Michele Herrmann, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
Then, in the 1980s and 1990s, as low-fat, calorie-counting diets rose to prominence, eggs endured another identity crisis.
—New Atlas, 20 July 2025
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prominence
noun
prom·i·nence
ˈpräm(-ə)-nən(t)s
1
: the quality, state, or fact of being prominent : distinction
a person of prominence
2
: something (as a mountain) that is prominent
3
: a mass of gas resembling a cloud that arises from the chromosphere of the sun
Medical Definition
prominence
noun
prom·i·nence
ˈpräm(-ə)-nən(t)s
: an elevation or projection on an anatomical structure (as a bone)
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