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as in major
having great meaning or lasting effect
the discovery of penicillin was a very important event in the history of medicine
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as in influential
having great power or influence
Rachel Carson was an important figure in the environmental movement
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as in arrogant
having a feeling of superiority that shows itself in an overbearing attitude
an important businessman who always expects special treatment wherever he goes
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as in proud
having too high an opinion of oneself
oh, you're so important—you think the world revolves around you
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Recent Examples of important
During the model’s introduction, the chief engineer shared that the SC fills an important space between the existing Dark Horse and the GTD, and, perhaps most importantly, proclaimed that the SC is specifically targeting European premium sports cars.
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Jerry Perez, The Drive, 15 Jan. 2026
Obviously the size of the screen, but the size of the ideas is very important.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 15 Jan. 2026
But to Antoine, the more important aspect is what the event does for the community and Texas State as a whole.
—Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 15 Jan. 2026
That exclusion for the sake of participant safety is normal in experimental trials, Lisanby, who wasn’t involved in the study, added — but suicidality is also important to consider when comparing SAINT with other treatments in the future.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2026
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Jerry Perez, The Drive, 15 Jan. 2026
Obviously the size of the screen, but the size of the ideas is very important.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 15 Jan. 2026
But to Antoine, the more important aspect is what the event does for the community and Texas State as a whole.
—Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 15 Jan. 2026
That exclusion for the sake of participant safety is normal in experimental trials, Lisanby, who wasn’t involved in the study, added — but suicidality is also important to consider when comparing SAINT with other treatments in the future.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for important
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José, Johnny, Saleem, Adolfo or Carlos had spent the penultimate day of 1973 preparing to shoot dead Joseph Edward Sieff, the Jewish president of Marks & Spencer, a major retail chain whose upmarket shops were to be found on high streets across Britain, and a prominent supporter of Israel.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Jan. 2026
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The Trust for Public Land releases a yearly ranking of major cities in the US based on their residents’ access to public recreation areas – the city of Los Angeles ranks an embarrassing 90th, highlighting that access is undoubtedly a concern.—
Rafael Perez,
Daily News,
16 Jan. 2026
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That will mean meetings with investors, and both sides trying to sway the influential shareholder advisory firms like Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) and Glass-Lewis (though notably ISS’ recommendation failed to make a dent in the Disney fight).—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Jan. 2026
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Roland Augustine, who alongside Lawrence Luhring cofounded influential New York gallery Luhring Augustine forty-one years ago, is leaving the business to engage in philanthropic pursuits and work as an independent adviser.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
15 Jan. 2026
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A lot of people who are that level of arrogant, there’s also an immense insecurity, right?—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
12 Jan. 2026
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The boy is arrogant, Helen thinks.—
Sadia Shepard,
New Yorker,
11 Jan. 2026
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South Florida sports history is proud to have been the host for Crump’s barrier-busting history.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
8 Jan. 2026
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The Big Ten is marching into the heart of Southern football with a proud swagger, daring any conference to challenge its claim as the power to beat in the College Football Playoff.—
Charles Odum,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Jan. 2026
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Credit card interest rates represent a significant portion of financial institutions’ revenue.—
Luciana Lopez,
CNN Money,
10 Jan. 2026
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That figure marks a significant drop from a recent peak attained in 2023, but borrowing costs remain well above a 0% rate established at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Among the groups singled out was the left-wing National Liberation Army (ELN), Colombia’s largest and most powerful guerrilla organization, which controls vast stretches of the 1,400-mile border between Colombia and Venezuela.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
16 Jan. 2026
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The three-month outage and an extended recovery period in 2022 also forced MAVEN to miss observations of several powerful solar flares and temporarily limited its role as a communications relay, reducing science output both from MAVEN and from Mars missions overall.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
16 Jan. 2026
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However, there's no strong evidence suggesting that strength-training in a fasted state is superior to training in a fed state for muscle growth or performance.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
8 Jan. 2026
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Neither assurance of German manufacture nor of superior sound quality sufficed to get the bills back into the salesman’s palm.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Jan. 2026
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But that poem is no smug cliché.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
8 Jan. 2026
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Marcello is looking especially smug and evil in this scene for reasons unclear.—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
19 Dec. 2025
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“Important.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/important. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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