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1
exceptionally high quality
- the restaurant is known for the preeminence of its seafood dishes
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2
controlling power or influence over others
- some historians contended that no nation had attained such undisputed preeminence since the glory days of the Roman Empire
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- ascendance
- (also ascendence),
- ascendancy
- (also ascendency),
- dominance,
- domination,
- dominion,
- hegemony,
- imperium,
- predominance,
- predominancy,
- reign,
- sovereignty
- (also sovranty),
- supremacy
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3
the fact or state of being above others in rank or importance
- his preeminence in the field of obstetrics
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- celebrity,
- fame,
- famousness,
- glory,
- honor,
- kudos,
- renown,
- reputation,
- repute
- ascendance
- (also ascendence),
- ascendancy
- (also ascendency),
- authority,
- domination,
- dominion
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“Preeminence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preeminence. Accessed 23 Sep. 2021.
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