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.
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Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 14 Feb. 2024
They can be showcased at one of our preeminent venues — the Fox Theatre.
—Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 13 May 2024
In a lot of people’s opinion, Ansel Adams is the preeminent photographer for national parks.
—Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 9 May 2024
By fostering a community around art, music and education, PACT hopes to transform this small, rural town into a preeminent hub for psychedelic culture.
—Renée Reizman, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2024
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“Preeminent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/preeminent. Accessed 27 Jun. 2024.
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