essentialness

noun

Definition of essentialnessnext
as in centrality

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  1. centrality
  2. essentiality
  3. status
  4. reputation
  5. potency
  6. power
  7. prestige
  8. repute
Noun
  • Those drones have marked a new phase in the war, defined by the centrality of long-range strikes.
    — Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 15 July 2026
  • For President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a successful summit would likely demonstrate Turkey’s centrality, avoid a major diplomatic breakdown and strengthen Ankara’s case for access to defense procurement as European military spending rises.
    — Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 6 July 2026
Definition of centrality
Noun
  • That may become increasingly common going forward, as conventional wisdom on the essentiality of coaching continuity—and the fear of roster attrition—has been recast by the yearly churn every team now faces in the transfer portal era.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Armani’s legacy is a lesson in essentiality, discipline and authenticity.
    — Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
Definition of essentiality
Noun
  • Many prominent opposition leaders have been imprisoned, forced into exile or stripped of their Nicaraguan citizenship, while opposition parties and independent civic organizations have lost their legal status.
    — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026
  • Continuing his path to probable legend status at Real Madrid (albeit not everyone has been happy with him), the biggest club in the world.
    — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 21 July 2026
Definition of status
Noun
  • Lately, though, she’s cultivated a reputation as a literary tastemaker.
    — Sophia Nguyen, The Atlantic, 18 July 2026
  • Atlanta solidified its reputation as the nation’s Black cultural capital, home to thriving historically Black colleges and universities, Fortune 500 companies, influential churches, artists, filmmakers, and political leaders.
    — Jeffrey Bennett, Time, 17 July 2026
Definition of reputation
Noun
  • The surface reluctance of the United States, over past decades, to use force helped preserve the potency of the Pentagon.
    — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
  • The potency of this processor pushes the OmniBook X Flip into content-creation territory, where the touch screen invites you to dabble even more.
    — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 13 July 2026
Definition of potency
Noun
  • Kuwait, Bahrain, Jordan and Saudi Arabia reported raising alarms or fending off Iranian attacks, as Kuwait said another power and water desalination plant was hit.
    — Jomana Karadsheh, CNN Money, 19 July 2026
  • The strikes injured several people at the oil facility and caused a fire at the desalination plant, forcing several power generation units offline.
    — Jon Gambrell, Fortune, 18 July 2026
Definition of power
Noun
  • The Last of Us may be the biggest title in post-apocalyptic prestige drama, but Amazon Prime’s Fallout has deservedly made a name for itself in the streaming landscape as well.
    — Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026
  • Founders seldom hire solely based on a pristine GPA or the prestige of your university alone.
    — Vikram Joshi, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of prestige
Noun
  • Maybe that’s in free agency with Cooper Rush or Joshua Dobbs — the only veterans of any sort of repute still available — or in a trade or waiver claim.
    — Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 25 June 2026
  • 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
Definition of repute
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