all-important
adjective
all-im·por·tant
ˌȯl-im-ˈpȯr-tᵊnt 
-tənt
: of very great or greatest importance
an all-important question
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Retail sales in the U.K. fell again in October, with wallets still squeezed by the high cost of living ahead of the all-important festive season.
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Joshua Kirby, WSJ, 17 Nov. 2023
Risk adjustment changes in 2024-26 will also result in more revenue headwinds which could really impair growth, profitability, stock prices, and CEO job security, especially for the plans that miss out on the all-important 5% revenue bonus for achieving 4 Stars.
7.
—Bob Kocher, Fortune, 14 Nov. 2023
One of those rules is the all-important happy ending.
—Olivia Waite, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2023
Whereas in real estate the triple repetition of the word emphasizes the importance of a desirable location, with roses each use of the word connotes separate, distinct and all-important crucial factors.
—Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2023
While still largely an unknown in both the U.S. and the U.K., Adkins’ growing international appeal had helped secure him the all-important status of someone whose name could help get a project financed.
—Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Oct. 2023
The Acne Spot Dots were formulated to be non-drying, which minimizes disrupting the skin barrier during the all-important healing process.
—Cai Cramer, Peoplemag, 26 Oct. 2023
The release and authentication of such a film would be all-important for believers, proof that aliens are real, and that the government knows it.
—Hari Kunzru, Harper's Magazine, 10 Oct. 2023
Put them on and that all-important magic occurs when the garment touches the body and both come alive in symbiosis: skin and second skin.
—E. Alex Jung, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2023
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Joshua Kirby, WSJ, 17 Nov. 2023
Risk adjustment changes in 2024-26 will also result in more revenue headwinds which could really impair growth, profitability, stock prices, and CEO job security, especially for the plans that miss out on the all-important 5% revenue bonus for achieving 4 Stars.
7.
—Bob Kocher, Fortune, 14 Nov. 2023
One of those rules is the all-important happy ending.
—Olivia Waite, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2023
Whereas in real estate the triple repetition of the word emphasizes the importance of a desirable location, with roses each use of the word connotes separate, distinct and all-important crucial factors.
—Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2023
While still largely an unknown in both the U.S. and the U.K., Adkins’ growing international appeal had helped secure him the all-important status of someone whose name could help get a project financed.
—Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Oct. 2023
The Acne Spot Dots were formulated to be non-drying, which minimizes disrupting the skin barrier during the all-important healing process.
—Cai Cramer, Peoplemag, 26 Oct. 2023
The release and authentication of such a film would be all-important for believers, proof that aliens are real, and that the government knows it.
—Hari Kunzru, Harper's Magazine, 10 Oct. 2023
Put them on and that all-important magic occurs when the garment touches the body and both come alive in symbiosis: skin and second skin.
—E. Alex Jung, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2023
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First Known Use
1748, in the meaning defined above
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all-important
adjective
all-im·por·tant
ˌȯ-lim-ˈpȯrt-ᵊnt,
-ənt
: of very great importance
an all-important question
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