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primes 1 of 2

noun

plural of prime

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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primes

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verb

present tense third-person singular of prime

as in grounds

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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 Two larger-than-life sluggers in the middle of their primes were supposed to form the sport’s most devastating home run duo. — Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 23 Aug. 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

Noun

Arrowwood Viburnum Another native shrub, arrowwood viburnum (Viburnum dentatum) sports snowy white blooms in spring and dark blue berries in late summer and fall.

— Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 6 Sep. 2026
Temperatures are at record highs, currents are shifting and stronger storms wash more pollutants into the water, including sewage and fertilizers, which can trigger huge algae blooms.

— Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 4 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

This shift grounds me in my value and elevates my networking skills instantly.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Book any balloon flight for the first morning of your stay, and if weather grounds it, that leaves some possibility of being moved to a subsequent day.

— Scott Campbell, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of grounds

Noun

If Babcock finds two shutdown wingers to run with Dickinson, fans in Edmonton could see the emergence of an old-fashioned checking line that plays against elites.

— Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Arguably, most Russian elites have not obeyed the Kremlin out of deep loyalty or ideological alignment throughout Putin’s long reign.

— MICHAEL KIMMAGE, Foreign Affairs, 14 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

Verb

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
Berrios is sidelined right now by a soft tissue injury but was running pretty well on the side of team drills Monday.

— Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of drills

Noun

Ambivalence is a story of solitude, patience, and faith—qualities that contemporary culture seems to militate against.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
This means that sometimes the same naming qualities that yield a modest valuation in smaller industries can create a seven-figure opportunity for a strategic property, generating awareness and attracting serious buyers.

— Michael Gargiulo, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026

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