as in essential
impossible to do without
that all-important item for a successful birthday party: a fancily decorated cake with candles
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Recent Examples of all-important
One of the actors in that scene is the all-important Raimu, whose stage career Pagnol helps to launch with a revolutionary decision.
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Peter Debruge, Variety, 8 June 2025
The defending champs got the all-important split in Edmonton thanks to a thrilling 5-4 double-overtime victory Friday.
—Adam Beasley, Miami Herald, 7 June 2025
He’s also had his share of disappointments: signing with Beatles manager Brian Epstein right before Epstein’s death and having the tapes for his all-important follow-up to Blue River lost.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 4 June 2025
The next big move could come Friday, when the all-important monthly employment report is scheduled for release.
—Diana Olick, CNBC, 4 June 2025
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Peter Debruge, Variety, 8 June 2025
The defending champs got the all-important split in Edmonton thanks to a thrilling 5-4 double-overtime victory Friday.
—Adam Beasley, Miami Herald, 7 June 2025
He’s also had his share of disappointments: signing with Beatles manager Brian Epstein right before Epstein’s death and having the tapes for his all-important follow-up to Blue River lost.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 4 June 2025
The next big move could come Friday, when the all-important monthly employment report is scheduled for release.
—Diana Olick, CNBC, 4 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for all-important
Adjective
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So, keeping a stock of band aids in your carry-on is essential.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
21 June 2025
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The 19-year-old collected a clean sweep of the club’s player of the season awards, becoming the first teenager since Glenn Hoddle to do so, and is viewed as an essential part of the present and future.—
Elias Burke,
New York Times,
21 June 2025
Adjective
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But policy continuity is key to attracting the foreign investment necessary to realize these goals.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
13 June 2025
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Administrative Law Judge Karl-Fredric Seligman acknowledged the financial strain on policyholders but said the rate hike was a necessary measure under the circumstances.—
Daniel Hunt,
Sacbee.com,
12 June 2025
Adjective
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Becoming Prepared For Tomorrow AI is no longer a frontier test technology but is becoming an integral part of engineering excellence.—
Srinivasa Rao Bittla,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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At the same time, news is still an integral part of most people’s entertainment diet.—
Eric Vilas-Boas,
Vulture,
12 June 2025
Adjective
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This comes to a head when he is faced with the F.A.A.’s required medical questionnaire.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
25 May 2025
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Enacted after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the SEVP rules and certification process were intended to encourage schools to report when students dropped out or no longer maintained a required courseload and to remove fraudulent or illegitimate schools.—
Stuart Anderson,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
Adjective
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Who promises tomorrows to a whole needful planet, restrikes that match?—
Corey Van Landingham,
The New Yorker,
19 June 2023
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What sort of response was needful?—
Razib Khan,
Discover Magazine,
14 Jan. 2013
Adjective
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Increasing disabled people’s ability to communicate with others is probably the most vital—and exciting—sector in accessibility today.—
Alan Schwarz,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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That’s part of what makes F1 feel so vital, and so fun.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
17 June 2025
Adjective
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The project received the worst critical and fan reviews of any Trek title (even a tad lower than 1989’s notorious Star Trek V: The Final Frontier).—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
12 June 2025
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That’s a detail that could prove critical to Overture’s feasibility for overland travel.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
12 June 2025
Adjective
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Memphis fell in the standings toward the end of the year, and this offseason was already going to be a crucial one.—
Matt Levine,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 June 2025
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Victor Olofsson injected crucial secondary scoring (15 goals in 56 games) at a dirt-cheap $1.075 million rate.—
Harman Dayal,
New York Times,
15 June 2025
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