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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The result was a licensing arrangement in which TikTok’s Chinese owner kept possession of the all-important algorithm and a group of American investors managed the operation.
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semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2025
According to a contingency plan published earlier this week by the Labor Department, major economic data, including the all-important jobs report, won’t be released during the government shutdown because the BLS is dark.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
On the other hand, Nike said sales would likely fall during the all-important holiday quarter.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
Beth Hammack is the president and CEO of the Cleveland Fed, and a member of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), which makes the all-important decisions about America’s base interest rate.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2025
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semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2025
According to a contingency plan published earlier this week by the Labor Department, major economic data, including the all-important jobs report, won’t be released during the government shutdown because the BLS is dark.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
On the other hand, Nike said sales would likely fall during the all-important holiday quarter.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
Beth Hammack is the president and CEO of the Cleveland Fed, and a member of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), which makes the all-important decisions about America’s base interest rate.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 29 Sep. 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 8 Oct. 2025.
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