all-important
adjective
all-im·por·tant
ˌȯl-im-ˈpȯr-tᵊnt 
-tənt
: of very great or greatest importance
an all-important question
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Examples of all-important in a Sentence
that all-important item for a successful birthday party: a fancily decorated cake with candles
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In terms of groove, that took him a minute, but in terms of the all-important groove of the right hand — that was very natural to him.
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Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 25 Jan. 2025
The team then decided to add this all-important acetone into the outer layer of a coaxial needle, surrounding the silk and dopamine in the inner needle layer to enable the liquid to shoot straight into the air.
—Sophie Charara, WIRED, 24 Jan. 2025
And was your all-important fairy circle of mushrooms real or one that had to be created by the production team?
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
The all-important commercial airplane unit revenue will likely come in at $4.8 billion, with a negative operating margin of nearly 44%.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 23 Jan. 2025
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Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 25 Jan. 2025
The team then decided to add this all-important acetone into the outer layer of a coaxial needle, surrounding the silk and dopamine in the inner needle layer to enable the liquid to shoot straight into the air.
—Sophie Charara, WIRED, 24 Jan. 2025
And was your all-important fairy circle of mushrooms real or one that had to be created by the production team?
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
The all-important commercial airplane unit revenue will likely come in at $4.8 billion, with a negative operating margin of nearly 44%.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 23 Jan. 2025
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“All-important.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all-important. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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