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as in chief
highest in rank or authority
the prime strategist in the senator's presidential campaign
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as in excellent
of the very best kind
owns a thousand acres of prime farmland
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as in bloom
a state or time of great activity, thriving, or achievement
in the prime of her life
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as in best
individuals carefully selected as being the best of a class
chose the prime of the litter of pups
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as in to ground
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Recent Examples of prime
Peter Cohan, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Elliot Anderson, Enzo Fernandez and Adam Wharton are the prime names in today’s Transfer Tiers segment, which focuses on central midfielders.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 1 June 2026
The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026
This is when the weather is at its prime for outdoor activities like hiking, biking, and walking through the village streets.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 28 May 2026
ArsTechnica, 27 Apr. 2026
Research shows these early exposures prime the immune system to recognize outside invaders for life.
—Matt Fuchs, Scientific American, 15 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
For example, a QC algorithm to find prime factors of large numbers reduced the time to get a result from billions of years to a few days, based on work by mathematician Peter Shore featured by HBR.
—Peter Cohan, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Elliot Anderson, Enzo Fernandez and Adam Wharton are the prime names in today’s Transfer Tiers segment, which focuses on central midfielders.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 1 June 2026
Noun
Rome is beautiful year-round, but Rome in springtime is a city in its prime.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026
This is when the weather is at its prime for outdoor activities like hiking, biking, and walking through the village streets.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 28 May 2026
Verb
The list price of the crypto used to purchase those plots was roughly $54 million at the time, but that figure includes some cheaper plots that were given to Galaverse attendees to help prime the market.
—ArsTechnica, 27 Apr. 2026
Research shows these early exposures prime the immune system to recognize outside invaders for life.
—Matt Fuchs, Scientific American, 15 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prime
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California State Controller primary election results The California State Controller is the state's chief accountant, maintaining the state's financial condition and conducting audits on state funds.—
Noe Padilla,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
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As an independent business, FedEx Freight is the LTL market leader in annual revenue, surpassing chief rivals including Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL), Estes Express Lines and XPO.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
2 June 2026
Adjective
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Seb Stafford-Bloor’s excellent Transfer Tiers series is moving on to central defenders today.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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The right-shot defenseman has had an excellent tournament for Finland, who advanced to the semifinals with a win over Czechia.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
28 May 2026
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Get into a routine of deadheading fading flowers regularly to keep the garden tidy and encourage more blooms from flowers like dahlias, marigolds, coneflowers, and roses.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
31 May 2026
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This happens especially in the hot summer months, when algae blooms are prevalent.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
31 May 2026
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In all, Enhanced said there were 14 personal bests set by 12 athletes, all of them swimmers and weightlifters.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
25 May 2026
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Despite the sporadic flips between putting on offensive clinics and going silent, Nazar posted career bests of 15 goals, 26 assists and 41 points in 66 games.—
Kalen Lumpkins,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2026
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Buddhist, recently widowed, and a successful artist, Rose is ditsy and rather eccentric, but is grounded by a 13-year-old step-granddaughter.—
The Know,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
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Clemens had two chances to complete the feat but popped up in the seventh inning and then grounded out to second to end the eighth.—
Betsy Helfand,
Twin Cities,
30 May 2026
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Monroe’s image-making Monroe always had greater agency over her still images than her moving images, which were largely determined by the film studios and directors.—
Sheena McKenzie,
CNN Money,
3 June 2026
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In performance and direction, and in the small ways in which Caswell and Wills have plotted out this isolated love story, there’s a level of great richness and detail.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
3 June 2026
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How to Care for Container Roses Roses need adequate sunlight, well-draining soil, consistent moisture, and regular fertilization to encourage growth and healthy annual blooming.—
Madeline Buiano,
Martha Stewart,
16 May 2026
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Gardenias require four to six hours of sun for optimal blooming.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
13 May 2026
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The backstory The story begins with notorious playboy Huntington Hartford II, heir to the A&P empire, who set out to develop his own resort for the jet-setting elite on what was then known as Hog Island—Hartford successfully petitioned the Bahamian government to change its name.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
29 May 2026
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Interestingly, Mother has visibly grown more human over her decades of consuming brain fluid, while the elites who drink her blood have grown more monstrous.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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