1
as in main
coming before all others in importance
the paramount goal is to restore the colonial-era house with complete historical accuracy
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2
as in utmost
of the greatest or highest degree or quantity
maintaining the secrecy of the agreement is of paramount importance
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Recent Examples of paramount
Michael MacKenzie, Bloomberg, 8 Mar. 2026
If Crump truly chose his profession to give voice to the voiceless, justice for victims should be paramount, not protecting bad actors.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 7 Mar. 2026
The final term in the equation, however, is of paramount importance.
—Big Think, 4 Mar. 2026
Piattoni said community engagement will be paramount with residents’ perspectives sought through surveys, focus groups and other channels.
—Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
As hostilities in the Middle East grind on for a second week, the human toll and geopolitical ramifications of the war remain of paramount concern.
—Michael MacKenzie, Bloomberg, 8 Mar. 2026
If Crump truly chose his profession to give voice to the voiceless, justice for victims should be paramount, not protecting bad actors.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 7 Mar. 2026
The final term in the equation, however, is of paramount importance.
—Big Think, 4 Mar. 2026
Piattoni said community engagement will be paramount with residents’ perspectives sought through surveys, focus groups and other channels.
—Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paramount
Adjective
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The district’s major facilities overhaul is set to bring freshman students back into Neuqua’s main building starting in 2027, which will free up Birkett to house a number of district programs.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Mar. 2026
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Hitting this target should be your main priority in the months ahead.—
Christine Benz,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The tiniest requests were dispensed with the utmost care; rooms were primped and fluffed three times a day; special requests for excursions efficiently booked; and dietary preferences noted and recalled with precision.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Mar. 2026
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Oracle's ability to deliver data center assets to OpenAI, its main customer, is of utmost importance to investors.—
Seema Mody,
CNBC,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The pact, which has been in the works for some time, will bring together the producers of series including The Traitors, Big Brother, Survivor, Peaky Blinders and Gogglebox as well as movies including Hamnet.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
3 Mar. 2026
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The claims against him date between 2006 and 2013, when Brand was at the height of his fame working on Big Brother’s Big Mouth, Kings of Comedy and Big Brother’s Celebrity Hijack.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Advice columnist Carolyn Hax takes your comments and questions most Fridays about life, family, relationships and more.—
Carolyn Hax,
Washington Post,
27 Mar. 2026
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That said, caffeine isn’t a cure-all, but the upside is that most of the formulas below don’t rely on caffeine alone.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
8 Mar. 2026
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But, ten years later, his embrace of near-totalitarian control bears the deep imprint of his most personal beliefs about force, weakness, faith, and order.—
Evan Osnos,
The New Yorker,
23 Oct. 2022
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But that would not address the fundamental goal of the protests: to end the totalitarian stranglehold that has subjected the Cubans to an unbearable serfdom.—
Néstor T. Carbonell,
National Review,
16 July 2021
Adjective
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Daniel Yergin, one of the world’s foremost energy experts, notes how China has become resilient in a different way, by pouring oil into storage for a rainy day.—
Alaa Shahine Salha,
semafor.com,
11 Mar. 2026
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Over the course of less than two decades, stop-motion animation house Laika has established itself as of one of the foremost makers of the beloved artform.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
9 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Altogether, the constellation will serve as a major upgrade to the national missile defense net, weaving into a multi-layered architecture designed for maximum resilience.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Mar. 2026
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The maximum amount that people can earn toward early release is an additional 17%, meaning they could be released to supervision after serving half of their sentence in custody, according to state law.—
Mara H. Gottfried,
Twin Cities,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Biden put this sentiment into action by working with Netanyahu despite serious moral and political failures in Gaza, with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on NATO expansion, and with Gulf potentates on the region’s security architecture.—
James Jeffrey,
Foreign Affairs,
13 Nov. 2025
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Why don’t all the rich potentates, sheiks, oligarchs and MAGA dictators meet and fix it?—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2025
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“Paramount.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paramount. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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