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
Benitez pointed to the ongoing war in Ukraine and the growing primacy of drone warfare as reasons to dramatically expand America’s drone manufacturing capacity.
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Jared Perlo, NBC news, 18 Jan. 2026
The shoes reveal the body with a décolleté cut, connecting to the primacy of the human form which is part of Piccioli’s creative approach at the house.
—Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 15 Jan. 2026
There is a constant need to upgrade their facilities, in the silent race for prestige and primacy of which the constant prize money one-upmanship is just one element.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
The primacy of the baccalaureate degree must be part of the conversation.
—David Rosowsky, Forbes.com, 5 Jan. 2026
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Jared Perlo, NBC news, 18 Jan. 2026
The shoes reveal the body with a décolleté cut, connecting to the primacy of the human form which is part of Piccioli’s creative approach at the house.
—Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 15 Jan. 2026
There is a constant need to upgrade their facilities, in the silent race for prestige and primacy of which the constant prize money one-upmanship is just one element.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
The primacy of the baccalaureate degree must be part of the conversation.
—David Rosowsky, Forbes.com, 5 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for primacy
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Netherlands’ Xandra Velzeboer won the short track 1,000 meters on Monday, claiming her second gold at the Winter Games and extending Dutch dominance of the competition.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
16 Feb. 2026
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The growing instability of the Seven Kingdoms after centuries of Targaryen dominance.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
16 Feb. 2026
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Despite the contradiction, this strategy worked because elites are universally perceived as out of touch with the real world – with privileged and sheltered life experience that begets a sense of superiority.—
Alexa Beck,
Fortune,
15 Feb. 2026
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The result is a battlefield where concealment is harder, decision cycles are faster, and information superiority increasingly depends on who can best collect, process, and act on what their satellites see.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Feb. 2026
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But only one of them will be able to lay full claim to that distinction once the results on the March 3 primary are in.—
John C. Moritz,
Austin American Statesman,
16 Feb. 2026
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Paula Wallace, the founder and president of the Savannah College of Art and Design, can add a new distinction to her résumé.—
James Manso,
Footwear News,
16 Feb. 2026
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Around this time, the city-state of Carthage, in what is now Tunisia, was battling with the Roman Republic for supremacy in the Mediterranean.—
Jack Guy,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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The pastoralist Maasai people, for instance, who also live in the region, have successfully been vying for supremacy with lions for hundreds of years.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Feb. 2026
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Wentworth explained why Hunter could go far in the game due to his reputation as a loyal ally.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
19 Feb. 2026
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The Epstein files have forced boards of directors to protect their companies’ reputation.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Primacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/primacy. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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