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first and foremost

idiom

: at the most basic level
He is first and foremost a teacher.

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More Play Like so many of the best western mountain towns, Whitefish is first and foremost an important railroad stop. Crai S Bower, Outside, 24 Nov. 2025 Prime Video is a major part of a larger tech company, but Netflix is a streaming company first and foremost. PC Magazine, 23 Nov. 2025 That unholy alliance, which is an unlikely alliance, is anchored first and foremost to the loathing of Western civilization. Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 19 Nov. 2025 The occasion — attended by just a few people outside of the Duffers and the cast, including executive producer Shawn Levy — was unique in many ways, first and foremost because none of the actors had seen the finished script for the finale until that day. Kate Aurthur, Variety, 13 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for first and foremost

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“First and foremost.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20and%20foremost. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.

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