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
Editor’s note: China Insight is a monthly feature from WWD’s sister publication WWD China looking at trends in that all-important market.
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Li Jun, Footwear News, 6 Apr. 2025
About Athena Elite Sports: With over 20 years of experience in youth programming, Athena prepares students for the all-important transition from high school to college through programs and activities that inspire academic and sporting development, personal growth and cultural understanding.
—Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Each station had a line of people waiting for their turn at the controls of some new game to get a taste of the style, the look, and the all-important gameplay.
—Henk Rogers, Time, 3 Apr. 2025
Next comes the all-important shower of shredded cheese, which will bubble and brown in the oven.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
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Li Jun, Footwear News, 6 Apr. 2025
About Athena Elite Sports: With over 20 years of experience in youth programming, Athena prepares students for the all-important transition from high school to college through programs and activities that inspire academic and sporting development, personal growth and cultural understanding.
—Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Each station had a line of people waiting for their turn at the controls of some new game to get a taste of the style, the look, and the all-important gameplay.
—Henk Rogers, Time, 3 Apr. 2025
Next comes the all-important shower of shredded cheese, which will bubble and brown in the oven.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for all-important
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Garden gloves are essential for protecting our hands in the garden.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
22 Apr. 2025
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Understanding and regulating the trade in shark and ray meat is no longer optional but essential.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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During a 2020 heat wave, California’s grid operator was forced to institute rotating outages, a necessary step to protect the grid in California and neighboring states.—
Michael Wara,
Mercury News,
25 Apr. 2025
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Though this is promising, additional evidence is necessary to confirm the potential role peptides may play in protection against sun damage.13 3.—
Cristina Mutchler,
Verywell Health,
25 Apr. 2025
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Glyphosate is used widely as an integral part of raising crops including corn, soybeans and cotton genetically modified to resist its killer effect, and as a desiccant on potatoes, sugar beets, wheat and other crops just before harvest.—
John Klar,
Baltimore Sun,
27 Apr. 2025
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In Super Nintendo World, for example, restaurants and stores are integral parts of the narrative journey — offering moments of discovery and interaction, not simply transactions.—
Kate Hardcastle,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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White children also had fewer days from termination of parental rights to adoption finalization, a required step in the adoption process, with an average time of 273.5 days.—
Cheyanne M. Daniels,
The Hill,
24 Apr. 2025
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The Heat assert Pena hasn’t used the marks at issue in commerce, a required step under trademark law.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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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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The health of the nation is at stake; the struggle to understand what goes on in Kennedy's head is vital.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
30 Apr. 2025
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Florida’s 2,400-square-mile Everglades wetland is a water, wildlife and fisheries reserve unrivaled on the North American continent, and for Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, saving the ecosystem is vital to the future of the state.—
Chris Dorsey,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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The order, which Trump signed in private, seeks to jumpstart the mining of both U.S. and international waters as part of a push to offset China's sweeping control of the critical minerals industry.—
Ernest Scheyder and Jarrett Renshaw,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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Enough jaw-dropping critical injuries are sustained by characters in The Raid to overcrowd the Pitt.—
Andy Crump,
Time,
26 Apr. 2025
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As episode three picks up in the aftermath, this expansion of Dina’s role begins to quietly reshape the story, positioning the character as a crucial anchor for Ellie’s journey moving forward and hinting at more deviations to come.—
Zoe Papelis,
Vulture,
28 Apr. 2025
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Trump’s visit to the Great Lakes State, which proved crucial in his election victory last year, further spotlights the battleground that will also feature a contentious race for an open Senate seat next year to replace retiring Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI).—
Ramsey Touchberry,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Apr. 2025
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“All-important.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/all-important. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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