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as in excellence
exceptionally high quality
the restaurant is known for the preeminence of its seafood dishes
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as in dominance
controlling power or influence over others
some historians contended that no nation had attained such undisputed preeminence since the glory days of the Roman Empire
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as in superiority
the fact or state of being above others in rank or importance
his preeminence in the field of obstetrics
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The Board of Governors and the state legislature approved a law in 2013 that launched its preeminence program for universities.
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Jimena Tavel, Miami Herald, 28 June 2024
Hamas’s relations with Tehran were repaired only a few years before the October 7 attacks, after Hamas’s military leaders in Gaza gained preeminence within the group.
—Joost Hiltermann, Foreign Affairs, 28 Mar. 2024
Presidents, movie stars, criminals and despots Barbara Jill Walters was a force from the time TV was exploding on the American scene in the 1960s to its waning preeminence in a new world of competition from streaming services and social media a half-century later.
—Susan Page, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024
In 2003, the Washington Times ran a double-page spread that claimed all 36 deceased American presidents had acknowledged Moon’s preeminence.
—TIME, 4 Apr. 2024
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Jimena Tavel, Miami Herald, 28 June 2024
Hamas’s relations with Tehran were repaired only a few years before the October 7 attacks, after Hamas’s military leaders in Gaza gained preeminence within the group.
—Joost Hiltermann, Foreign Affairs, 28 Mar. 2024
Presidents, movie stars, criminals and despots Barbara Jill Walters was a force from the time TV was exploding on the American scene in the 1960s to its waning preeminence in a new world of competition from streaming services and social media a half-century later.
—Susan Page, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024
In 2003, the Washington Times ran a double-page spread that claimed all 36 deceased American presidents had acknowledged Moon’s preeminence.
—TIME, 4 Apr. 2024
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“Preeminence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preeminence. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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