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as in blooms
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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Recent Examples of primes
Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 6 May 2026
Any set of prime numbers is automatically primitive, because primes have no factors (except themselves and the number one).
—Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 24 Apr. 2026
These officials often framed their efforts as an attempt to increase competition in government contracting, so that markets long controlled by the defense primes could be opened up to smaller, less conventional firms.
—Ben Tarnoff, Big Think, 23 Apr. 2026
That's likely a consequence of the narrow aperture and small front element; brighter zooms and primes tend to have more issues with flare and ghost color.
—Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 6 Apr. 2026
For years, defense tech has fought to prove itself in Washington and grab a chunk of the ballooning Pentagon budget snatched up by defense primes like Lockheed Martin, RTX and Northrop Grumman.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 28 Mar. 2026
The still-green arms on their staff now will be in their respective primes.
—Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 24 Mar. 2026
That was the standard set every day, and primes Reiten to slot into an NWSL championship-winning team.
—Karen Carney, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2026
But Rosenfeld had already shown that in any counterexample, the product would have to be divisible by all those primes.
—Quanta Magazine, 6 Mar. 2026
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Anduril is up against the small but deeply entrenched world of defense primes, some of whose lobbyists have been working the Hill longer than Schimpf’s been alive.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 6 May 2026
Any set of prime numbers is automatically primitive, because primes have no factors (except themselves and the number one).
—Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 24 Apr. 2026
These officials often framed their efforts as an attempt to increase competition in government contracting, so that markets long controlled by the defense primes could be opened up to smaller, less conventional firms.
—Ben Tarnoff, Big Think, 23 Apr. 2026
That's likely a consequence of the narrow aperture and small front element; brighter zooms and primes tend to have more issues with flare and ghost color.
—Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 6 Apr. 2026
For years, defense tech has fought to prove itself in Washington and grab a chunk of the ballooning Pentagon budget snatched up by defense primes like Lockheed Martin, RTX and Northrop Grumman.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 28 Mar. 2026
The still-green arms on their staff now will be in their respective primes.
—Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 24 Mar. 2026
That was the standard set every day, and primes Reiten to slot into an NWSL championship-winning team.
—Karen Carney, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2026
But Rosenfeld had already shown that in any counterexample, the product would have to be divisible by all those primes.
—Quanta Magazine, 6 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for primes
Noun
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She can be seen holding a bouquet of white blooms that complement the flowers adorning her romantic hairstyle.—
Erin Clack,
PEOPLE,
11 May 2026
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Plant additional successions of sunflowers every week or two to enjoy blooms later in the summer.—
Alexandra Jones,
The Spruce,
11 May 2026
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Hollywood royalty, from Beyoncé and Nicole Kidman to Sabrina Carpenter and Teyana Taylor, will hit the red carpet in their sartorial best for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's annual gala.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
4 May 2026
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Test your knowledge of baseball bests, restaurant revamps and more in this week's American Culture Quiz.—
Staff,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2026
Verb
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Maintenance and grounds workers at Illinois State University are in the third week of a strike amid ongoing wage disputes.—
Kate Armanini,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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Robertson grounds both versions of Niall in a sad-eyed misery, with Bell stepping in and giving the character grace notes of humor that don’t always seem to fit the story.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Apr. 2026
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The same can’t be said for Pidgeon, a waifish Michigan native who attended two prestigious drama schools back-to-back—Interlochen Arts Academy and Carnegie Mellon—and was cast in the Amazon Prime series The Wilds straight out of school.—
Chris Murphy,
Vanity Fair,
20 Jan. 2026
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Sales of the $6 tickets will be used to fund performances for students at Title I schools.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
30 Nov. 2025
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The chatter among party elites appears at odds with recent polling in Harris’ favor, including in April’s Harvard Center for American Political Studies/Harris Poll, which showed Harris leading the Democratic field with support from 50% of Democrats.—
Justine McDaniel,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2026
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At the same time, our public education system is being purposefully sabotaged by corporate elites seeking to sow doubt about our public schools in order to redirect public money straight into their pockets.—
Nicole Blanchard,
Idaho Statesman,
8 May 2026
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By competition, Tolbert is referring to all the on-field, and off-field drills the Dolphins have been doing this offseason, which get so competitive players routinely request to see the film because a daily winner is declared, and the leader is tracked.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
12 May 2026
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If the samples test positive, then the company drills to validate the discovery, secures rights to the site, and sells the rights off to a mining company.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
8 May 2026
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New growth has started from the base of our banana plants and a few of the tops.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 May 2026
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Pair white jeans with a black tee for timeless contrast, layer a white denim jacket with a flowy dress on spring days, or style white shorts and skirts with lightweight tops to stay cool all summer.—
Published,
Southern Living,
9 May 2026
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Additionally, Charles visited a grassroots community organization that mentors children and young people affected by food insecurity.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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Students Build the ‘Frankenbird’ The robotic decoys were built by students from Jackson Hole High School working with Gary Duquette, a former engineering teacher who now mentors robotics students through the nonprofit Wonder Institute.—
Samantha Agate,
Kansas City Star,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Primes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/primes. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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