as in chief
highest in rank or authority
the supereminent authority in the field of Shakespearean scholarship
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Adjective
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Daryl Fairweather, chief economist at the real estate company Redfin, got wind of the growing interest in co-buying through stories from the company's agents.—
Rhaina Cohen,
NPR,
28 Sep. 2025 -
Notably, Americans’ stock ownership has surpassed that of the late 1990s, just before dot-com bubble burst, said John Higgins, chief markets economist at the consultancy Capital Economics.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
28 Sep. 2025
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Goodall was known as the world's foremost expert on chimpanzees after spending decades studying them in the wild in Tanzania's Gombe Stream National Park.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
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Jane Goodall, the world’s foremost expert on chimpanzees whose work was captured in more than 40 documentaries, died Wednesday in California.—
Pat Saperstein,
Variety,
1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The duo, neither of which was born when Napier first began coaching in 2003, took advantage of Texas’ top cornerback, Malik Muhammed, missing the game.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
5 Oct. 2025
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The Baltimore Ravens entered the 2025 NFL season expected to be one of the league's top Super Bowl contenders.—
Jacob Camenker,
USA Today,
5 Oct. 2025
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The crowd ate it up — to the point where the drag artists didn’t feel like opening acts, but like supreme rockstars.—
Cherry Jaymes,
Them.,
25 Sep. 2025
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Jonathan Fahey, former acting ICE director, said going after federal police would violate the Constitution’s Supremacy Clause because federal law is supreme.—
Anna Giaritelli,
The Washington Examiner,
24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Instead, Reeves became Estragon, the more simplistic and long-suffering of the duo, while Winter tackled Vladimir, the more commanding and verbose character.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
1 Oct. 2025
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Since the late 90s, Jungen has forged a name for himself internationally through his commanding sculptural practice.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The vast majority of those applications were submitted during the state's first priority window, which ran March 3-23.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Oct. 2025
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Like some other customers, Micah Fannin was checking out Dutch Bros for the first time.—
Patricia Gallagher Newberry,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Brady serves as the lead color commentator and NFL analyst, while Gronkowski is a studio analyst and full-time member of the Fox NFL Sunday pregame show crew.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
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Charges against the two administrators reduced to misdemeanors Both served in administrative director roles in 2022 when Miller was employed as the lead teacher in one of the rooms set aside for care of infants under the age of 1 at the preschool/child care business.—
Jim Riccioli,
jsonline.com,
2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Ayase Haruka previously starred in Kore-eda’s Our Little Sister, while Daigo is one of Japan’s star comedians and is making his first-ever leading role in a feature film with the project.—
Liz Shackleton,
Deadline,
28 Sep. 2025
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The singer and star of One Battle After Another recently appeared on Sherri to discuss her leading man and leading role.—
Mya Abraham,
VIBE.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Supereminent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supereminent. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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