1
as in dominance
the fact or state of being above others in rank or importance
the eminence of the Nobel Prize in the field of awards and prizes
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2
as in hill
an area of high ground
the old citadel sits on an eminence with a commanding view of the city
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Recent Examples of eminence
After all, eminence can be a solitary business, not least for someone with as tough a hide as Hopkins’s.
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Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
Taken together with Scorsese’s own unvarnished self-assessment, these conversations transcend Behind the Music clichés to create a portrait of the artist as a man whose path from brash enfant terrible to beloved eminence was paved with introspection.
—Judy Berman, Time, 30 Oct. 2025
So far, the response has been strikingly muted given the eminence of the signatories.
—John Drake, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Village officials want to work with the Chicago Archdiocese to turn his eminence’s old residence into a historic site.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2025
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Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
Taken together with Scorsese’s own unvarnished self-assessment, these conversations transcend Behind the Music clichés to create a portrait of the artist as a man whose path from brash enfant terrible to beloved eminence was paved with introspection.
—Judy Berman, Time, 30 Oct. 2025
So far, the response has been strikingly muted given the eminence of the signatories.
—John Drake, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Village officials want to work with the Chicago Archdiocese to turn his eminence’s old residence into a historic site.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eminence
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Netherlands’ Xandra Velzeboer won the short track 1,000 meters on Monday, claiming her second gold at the Winter Games and extending Dutch dominance of the competition.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
16 Feb. 2026
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The growing instability of the Seven Kingdoms after centuries of Targaryen dominance.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
16 Feb. 2026
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The Cotswolds in the United Kingdom attracts tourists from all over the world for its alluring rolling hills, quaint villages and historic mountains.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
16 Feb. 2026
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Our lovely Skeldale family stands together and suddenly notices the fires burning on other hills all across the countryside.—
Alice Burton,
Vulture,
16 Feb. 2026
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Wentworth explained why Hunter could go far in the game due to his reputation as a loyal ally.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
19 Feb. 2026
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The Epstein files have forced boards of directors to protect their companies’ reputation.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
18 Feb. 2026
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Allen returns eight players from a year ago headlined by Texas A&M signee Chandler Hart on the mound.—
Ishmael Johnson,
Dallas Morning News,
19 Feb. 2026
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He is currently limited to playing long toss a few times a week and could touch a mound for the first time this week just to throw to a catcher standing up.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
18 Feb. 2026
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Despite the contradiction, this strategy worked because elites are universally perceived as out of touch with the real world – with privileged and sheltered life experience that begets a sense of superiority.—
Alexa Beck,
Fortune,
15 Feb. 2026
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The result is a battlefield where concealment is harder, decision cycles are faster, and information superiority increasingly depends on who can best collect, process, and act on what their satellites see.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Feb. 2026
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Colón rose to prominence as a teenager and eventually became one of Fania Records' flagship artists.—
Angelica Grullon,
ABC News,
21 Feb. 2026
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The pair rose to prominence with the Grey in Savannah, where Bailey won the 2022 James Beard Award for Outstanding Chef, the foundation’s top national honor for an individual chef.—
Henri Hollis,
AJC.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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So others speculate and then the Heat somehow are the ones who get caught in the spin cycle of various insiders of various repute trying to sell Substack subscriptions or generate clicks or views.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
4 Feb. 2026
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Two other veteran Dutch managers of significant repute had been in the reckoning, one of them a former boss of Manchester United.—
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
19 Nov. 2025
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Designed by Hong Kong wunderkind Andre Fu, the hotel’s serene interiors balance understated Japanese influences with extraordinary harbor, city, and mountain views.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Feb. 2026
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The whole mountain rumbles when an avalanche rolls off it.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
22 Feb. 2026
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“Eminence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eminence. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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