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as in main
coming before all others in importance
the paramount goal is to restore the colonial-era house with complete historical accuracy
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as in utmost
of the greatest or highest degree or quantity
maintaining the secrecy of the agreement is of paramount importance
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as in Big Brother
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Recent Examples of paramount
Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025
Next, accurate sorting and fabric tracking are paramount for effective recycling.
—Lauren Fay, Footwear News, 14 Apr. 2025
In today’s dynamic financial landscape, access to expert insights is paramount.
—Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 28 Mar. 2025
For Everybody’s Crazy, the casual call-in podcast from April McDaniel and Savannah James, keeping things positive, authentic and informative is paramount.
—Essence, 28 Mar. 2025
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Mitigating the scale of the damage is paramount, as the consequences of the Nankai Trough megaquake could be devastating enough to jeopardize our country's future.
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As previously reported, this year’s main competition jury president will be Juliette Binoche, who will oversee the choosing of the Palme d’Or and other festival awards alongside a jury yet to be announced.—
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The first drop pays homage to Jackson, Wyo., where Season 2 begins, after the two main characters found temporary refuge there in Season 1.—
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Page > Sub-Page schema is of the utmost importance here.—
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First impressions start before guests even walk through the front door, which means having your landscape shipshape is of the utmost importance.—
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The commercial weather forecasting service says a storm is expected to move across the eastern half of North America during the peak shower activity, spreading clouds across most of the East Coast.—
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So far, 2025 has been relatively calm at the pump for most Americans, thanks in part to OPEC’s ongoing restoration of oil production and continued uncertainty surrounding tariff policy and its potential impact on the global economy.—
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Ridicule only appeals to cool kids on coasts and the college towns and totalitarians.—
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Under the unconditional patronage of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Kadyrov rules his republic as a totalitarian, and has done so since taking power in May 2004, after his father, then President Akhmad Kadyrov, was assassinated.—
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The cover of the first issue of The New Yorker, dated Feb. 21, 1925, carried no portraits of potentates or tycoons, no headlines, no come-ons.—
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Or were all those billionaire potentates in the Capitol Rotunda — seated in front of Trump’s Cabinet picks — asserting their social, economic and cultural hegemony?—
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The Iranians are responding to several inducements, foremost among them the staggering array of forces the United States has prepositioned in the Middle East.—
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Forbes Business Council is the foremost growth and networking organization for business owners and leaders.—
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When as natural as possible is your ultimate goal, Jergens is your bestie.—
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Pride and Prejudice is the ultimate romantic comedy.—
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These are not our new robot overlords, but a pilot program in 35 citywide locations testing the new technology to keep closer tabs on inventory in real-time.—
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Showrunner Tony Gilroy highlighted the film’s scale and ordinary characters, from Imperial overlords to passionate revolutionaries, in a statement Monday.—
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“Paramount.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paramount. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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