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Recent Examples of preeminence The rising cost of dinner and a movie reflects a wider trend: Besides recent inflation, a strong dollar and the preeminence of U.S. capital markets have pushed prices up across America over the past decade-plus. Greg McKenna, Fortune, 27 June 2025 These lies evoke ancient American presumptions — that the United States deserves its position of preeminence in the world as a kind of divine inheritance, and that just beyond our borders, dark and sinister forces are forever conspiring against us. John Fanestil, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 June 2025 That preeminence is being shaken not by anything China has done but by Trump’s actions. Malcolm Turnbull, Foreign Affairs, 6 June 2025 Between the lines: Some policymakers and firms like Nvidia and Microsoft have argued overly arduous restrictions risk ceding the field to China, undercutting U.S. AI preeminence rather than bolstering it. Dave Lawler, Axios, 18 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for preeminence
Recent Examples of Synonyms for preeminence
Noun
  • This operational excellence matters as utilities adapt to increasing electricity demand.
    Anna Broughel, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • From excellence and respectability to rage and raunch to the abstract and avant-garde.
    Lauren Morrow September 9, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • But despite his global dominance, Armani — who died at age 91 on September 4 — will be honored for the last time in a private funeral ceremony away from the spotlight and near his birthplace.
    Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The dominance of Wilson, Langley and Moroney will be welcomed as a signpost for the many who have championed the underdog role of women in country in recent years.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Timothy Olyphant, again, sells the superiority well.
    Noel Murray, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Originally from Ohio, Howard would whisper-speak his lectures to a crowded room, describing with fatigued superiority people (including his family) who couldn’t properly appreciate Nijinsky.
    Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Education was considered an individual pursuit marked by moral excellency and only the students who did the best in school would have proceeded to higher education.
    Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 12 Nov. 2024
  • Zurich said the Game Changer Award pays tribute to excellency in the film business with a focus on leaders that not only cherish change and forward-thinking approaches in the business, but also stand for the DNA of what cinema has represented since its invention.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • Politicians on both sides of the aisle have expressed a desire to secure American supremacy in space.
    Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
  • But if only a few nations achieve a measure of global AI supremacy, that could have far-reaching impacts on competitiveness, economic and financial power concentration, control over key technologies for modern life, and outsized social and cultural influence.
    John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • By every measurement, there is a clear line of distinction between the two groups within the league’s 18 starters.
    Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Legal operations often involve context, judgment and subtle distinctions that automation isn’t yet equipped to handle.
    Jens Erik Gould, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Ralf Rangnick's men are jostling with Bosnia & Herzegovina for early dominion in Group H and travel to face the Dragons on Tuesday in a crucial clash.
    Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Sep. 2025
  • The most likely result is perpetuation of the status quo, under which Israel controls the entirety of the territory between the River and the Sea and imposes differing degrees of authority over Palestinians under its dominion.
    Hussein Agha, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Howard, a queen bee with a racy reputation, became a scene-stealer with her emotional outbursts and volatile friendship with Maddy (Alexa Demie).
    Edward Segarra, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Despite the streak ending in his first season at Arkansas, Calipari said that reputation is one of the main reasons players still want to play for him.
    Michael Harley, Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2025

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“Preeminence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preeminence. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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