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primacy

noun

ˈprī-mə-sē

Definition of primacy

as in dominance

the fact or state of being above others in rank or importance the primacy of calcium for building strong bones

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Recent Examples of primacy No rival great power has seriously challenged American primacy—not even China, which has been content to sit back and take advantage of the economic opportunities made possible by the American provision of security. — Marc Lynch, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026 Neither dalliance threatens the primacy of the true central relationship. — Alison Herman, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026 Ries advocates redesigning governance to prioritize stewardship, trust, and mission primacy, citing companies like Costco and Patagonia as examples of enduring success. — Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026 This insistence on the primacy of IMAX can send the message that there’s only one true way to see the movie. — Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for primacy

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Noun

But 20 years later, with the rise of SpaceX and a host of new startups building medium-lift and large rockets, the time of ULA’s dominance is long past.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2026
The summit also comes as three days of voting began in Russia’s first wartime parliamentary election, which features virtually no opposition to President Vladimir Putin’s party and is all but certain to secure the Kremlin’s political dominance.

— Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of dominance

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Many Germans had believed their country had developed an immunity to nationalism and assertions of racial superiority after confronting the horrors of its Nazi past through education and laws to outlaw persecution.

— Kirsten Grieshaber, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2026
Only truly sophisticated taste, in this code, grasps the superiority of deprivation over the more ethnic notions of actual comfort and good food.

— Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of superiority

Noun

No government or entity has ever managed to hold both military and political supremacy over the entire territory of Yemen in modern history.

— Mahad D. Darar, The Conversation, 17 Sep. 2026
His prayerful recognition of God’s supremacy and government of the universe refreshed his heart and lifted his thought above the human fears and limitations that plague an illusory, material sense of existence.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 15 Sep. 2026

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