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Recent Examples of preeminence Moreover, despite being heavily sanctioned, Cuba continues to have prominence—even preeminence—on the world stage thanks to its renowned cigars. Kevin Rozario, Forbes.com, 18 July 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 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 But the administration also wants to use the tariff revenues to lower the budget deficit and assert America’s preeminence as the world’s largest economy. Josh Boak, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for preeminence
Recent Examples of Synonyms for preeminence
Noun
  • The Kings’ vaunted depth remains a strength and Kuemper keeps up last year’s excellence.
    The Athletic NHL, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Taylor Swift knows what excellence requires and is not afraid to demand it.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • After two years of the Florida Panthers’ postseason dominance, is the road clear for another team to win the Stanley Cup?
    Sean Gentille, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The deal marks a major endorsement of AMD's AI hardware and software capabilities as the company competes with Nvidia for dominance in the AI chip market.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • But those cameras don’t fit in your pocket, which is why the iPhone has long been, and continues to be, the best camera for anyone who wants to move light, fast, and far—and the updates to the sensors reinforce its superiority.
    Jakob Schiller, Outside, 23 Sep. 2025
  • With over 600 DEXs now operating according to Grvt’s estimates, pure technological superiority or lower fees no longer guarantee success.
    Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 18 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
  • The practice began in earnest with Anders Breivik, who in 2011, motivated by White supremacy, carried out a mass killing of over 70 people in Norway, Rutland said, adding Breivik inscribed slogans on his weapons and gave them names after Norse gods like Odin and Thor.
    Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025
  • In contrast, they were considered right-wing if they were propelled by racial supremacy, misogyny or opposition to liberal agendas.
    Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • But an important distinction that also remains murky is input versus output.
    Brian Welk, IndieWire, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The key distinction is that those founders built wealth by focusing on increasing the value of their existing equity stakes, while taking minimal or no compensation, rather than seeking massive equity grants on top of their founder stakes, said Hoffmann.
    Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In exchange for some $200 million per season, NBC and Peacock will assume dominion over the Sunday Night Baseball package from which ESPN uncoupled itself in February.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 24 Sep. 2025
  • There is only one holistic system of systems, one vast and immane, interwoven, interacting, multivariate, multinational dominion of dollars.
    Merrill Markoe, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Martinez is perhaps still clinging to a reputation the Yankees passed down, while Boone clung to Martinez's comment for nearly a month.
    Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
  • These days, apple cider vinegar has a solid reputation as a natural, budget-friendly cleaning solution—and for good reason.
    Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025

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“Preeminence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preeminence. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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