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as in chief
highest in rank or authority
the prime strategist in the senator's presidential campaign
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as in excellent
of the very best kind
owns a thousand acres of prime farmland
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as in bloom
a state or time of great activity, thriving, or achievement
in the prime of her life
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as in best
individuals carefully selected as being the best of a class
chose the prime of the litter of pups
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as in to ground
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Recent Examples of prime
Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
The market is telling us the housing market is primed for some action, and RKT is in pole position for when the housing market wakes up.
—Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025
Kori Perten, AFAR Media, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent moves in Maine to increase the number of moose tags in areas with tick infestations is a prime example.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 24 Sep. 2025
Kim Velsey, Curbed, 22 Sep. 2025
Ace versus ace The primes of Lincecum and Kershaw never truly aligned.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 20 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
Leading up to the offseason, with a weakened starting pitching class, Valdez is primed to be the headlining option in the winter, and Patrick McAvoy of Sports Illustrated thinks that the New York Mets are a prime landing spot.
—Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
The market is telling us the housing market is primed for some action, and RKT is in pole position for when the housing market wakes up.
—Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
Where to stay With a prime location directly across from the Public Garden, the Newbury Boston is a stylish choice, with wood-burning fireplaces inside the suites and impressive art pieces scattered around the property.
—Kori Perten, AFAR Media, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent moves in Maine to increase the number of moose tags in areas with tick infestations is a prime example.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
Even then, Beekman was seen as past its prime.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 22 Sep. 2025
Ace versus ace The primes of Lincecum and Kershaw never truly aligned.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 20 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prime
Adjective
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Daryl Fairweather, chief economist at the real estate company Redfin, got wind of the growing interest in co-buying through stories from the company's agents.—
Rhaina Cohen,
NPR,
28 Sep. 2025
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Notably, Americans’ stock ownership has surpassed that of the late 1990s, just before dot-com bubble burst, said John Higgins, chief markets economist at the consultancy Capital Economics.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
28 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Iberostar Waves Quetzal Playa del Carmen, Mexico A beachfront all-inclusive Playa del Carmen resort that welcomes families with excellent children’s programming, Iberostar Waves Quetzal caters to kids and teens ages four to 17 with everything from cooking classes to science experiments.—
Allison Tibaldi,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025
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The dual point of view is perfect, the banter and pacing are excellent and the cover is absolutely gorgeous.—
Audrey Goldberg Ruoff,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025
Noun
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They are allied with regal and Martha Washington geraniums, and both bear prolific blooms with deep red petals; the petal bases of Lily are black, while those of Jack of Hearts are red.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
26 Sep. 2025
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Under a tent shrouded in shade cloth at the Desert Botanical Garden, a place known for its showy cactus displays and wildflower blooms, sits a curious collection of inconspicuous plants that could be easily overlooked by the untrained eye.—
John Leos,
AZCentral.com,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Course Difficulty Flat, straight courses without many hills favor personal bests.—
Christopher Bergland,
Verywell Health,
25 Sep. 2025
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Kyle Schwarber is in the midst of what may be the most explosive offensive season of his MLB career, already setting personal bests with 53 home runs and 128 RBI.—
Julio Cesar Valdera Morales,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Sep. 2025
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Tourism ground to a halt just ahead of October, the biggest season for visitors.—
Laura Hackett,
NPR,
26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Sabel made the trek and quickly realized the greater need in Sri Lanka and worldwide was for regasification facilities that receive the LNG and covert it back into gas for power generation.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
25 Sep. 2025
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However, critics are still calling for greater transparency surrounding the case.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The blooming of Korea’s Asian Spring was cut short by the arrival of foreign occupying armies.—
Kornel Chang
September 19,
Literary Hub,
19 Sep. 2025
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Plants grow from a tuber rather than a true bulb but follow the same cycle of blooming and dormancy as spring flowering bulbs.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
24 Aug. 2025
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But the immediacy of One Battle After Another—with its ICE-like detention camps, unlawful militias storming American streets, and elites who promote white supremacy in closed-door meetings—was intended to embellish the spirit of Vineland rather than undermine it.—
Rory Doherty,
Time,
26 Sep. 2025
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These upper-crust elites are ones we’re meant, at the end of the day, to sympathize with and root for.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Prime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prime. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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