all-important
adjective
all-im·por·tant
ˌȯl-im-ˈpȯr-tᵊnt 
-tənt
: of very great or greatest importance
an all-important question
Examples of all-important in a Sentence
that all-important item for a successful birthday party: a fancily decorated cake with candles
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June started badly for Microsoft, with news that its all-important Windows 11 upgrades had flatlined.
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Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
However, in the latter half of the 20th century, the group began to gain both recognition and protection, including for their all-important reindeer pastures.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 18 June 2025
This means the researchers will need to devise a method for chemically producing the all-important sugar compound, HfFucCS.
—Paul McClure 10, New Atlas, 10 June 2025
The penultimate show would be a solid test run for having them back to host the all-important 100th.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 9 June 2025
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Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
However, in the latter half of the 20th century, the group began to gain both recognition and protection, including for their all-important reindeer pastures.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 18 June 2025
This means the researchers will need to devise a method for chemically producing the all-important sugar compound, HfFucCS.
—Paul McClure 10, New Atlas, 10 June 2025
The penultimate show would be a solid test run for having them back to host the all-important 100th.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 9 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for all-important
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“All-important.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all-important. Accessed 23 Jun. 2025.
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