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primes 1 of 2

noun

plural of prime
1
as in blooms
a state or time of great activity, thriving, or achievement in the prime of her life

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2
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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primes

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of prime
as in grounds

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Recent Examples of primes
Noun
Even World Cup debutants like Balogun and Chris Richards could be past their primes — which for many players in the modern era is age 24-27 — by 2030. — Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026 So much of the spaceflight community in Europe has been concerned with either the large aerospace primes seeking government handouts to protect their turf or small launch startups. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 9 Sep. 2026 Presumably, his unclear methodology boiled down to randomly sampling primes and dividing each from RSA-260 until one of them divided evenly. — Peter Hall, Scientific American, 4 Sep. 2026 And yet, both Woods and Romo faced similar challenges as their athletic primes faded away – chronic pain and the struggle to deal with it, often leading to substance use. — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2026 The team has wielded AxiomProver to build a library of results about gaps in primes. — Benjamin Skuse, IEEE Spectrum, 17 Aug. 2026 Both the Lakers and Nuggets made the postseason and, with their superstars in the primes of their respective careers, have title expectations going into this year. — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026 Four of the five major primes carry buy ratings from analysts. — Frank Holmes, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 Power said the company's Opus software is being used by the Army and Navy, and the company will be announcing other defense primes soon. — Samantha Subin, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for primes
  1. blooms
  2. best
  3. grounds
  4. elites
  5. schools
  6. tops
  7. drills
  8. qualities
Noun
  • Wait until mid-winter or early spring, then enjoy a new flush of blooms in April or May.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Salk scientists think longer, bigger roots could also absorb more nitrogen and other fertilizer runoff, which can cause algae blooms and lead to low-oxygen environments that kill marine life.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of blooms
Noun
  • Benton had career bests in tackles (51), tackles for loss (6) and sacks (5 1/2) while helping the Steelers to the AFC North title.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 15 Aug. 2026
  • With the three-row Kia Sorento, the Hyundai Palisade retains the South Korean brands’ 10-year, 100,000-mile powertrain warranty, both segment and industry bests.
    — James Raia, Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of best
Verb
  • Luke grounds Emma, but ultimately, Emma grounds herself, through purpose and family.
    — Katie Walsh, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Ross feels the farming life grounds him and wishes others could experience it.
    — Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2026
Definition of grounds
Noun
  • No, the Unabomber, a onetime math genius and professor named Ted Kaczynski, was basically a hermit nerd in a Montana cabin who mailed bombs to scientists, engineers, professors, and other elites.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026
  • More than 80 years ago a novel sent shockwaves through Fort Worth for its portrayal of the city’s elites.
    — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of elites
Verb
  • Dean Fabrizio and James Teter, each hired in 2009, have been at their Class 6A schools the longest.
    — Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Baltimore County's Board of Education named the former Anne Arundel County schools Chief Operating Officer (COO) as its next superintendent, officials announced Monday.
    — JT Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 22 June 2026
Definition of schools
Noun
  • Beyond coffee, Gottsman said candidates should avoid other distractions or unprofessional impressions by putting away their phones, skipping overpowering fragrances, removing sunglasses from the tops of their heads and avoiding chewing gum.
    — Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026
  • That roof and the Nugget Twin it tops have officially launched to give Nugget buyers a new winter-ready camper van option with four solid walls and space for four people.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of tops
Verb
  • Penix tried a similar process in Week 1, going through agility and movement drills to see how his knee reacted.
    — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Fervo drills a pair of wells more than 2 miles deep, including a lateral well that can extend for more than a mile horizontally.
    — Pippa Stevens, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of drills
Noun
  • Iron is long associated with immune support, soda is believed to aid digestion, arsenic is traditionally used to soothe arthritic pain, and lithia is prized for its calming qualities.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Sep. 2026
  • However, the leap from these qualities to assuming, hyperbolically, that AI will become a competitor, even a predatory species ready to eliminate us, is a fantastical step too far.
    — Keith Tidman, Baltimore Sun, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of qualities

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“Primes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/primes. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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