preeminent
adjective
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What is noteworthy about the following sentence? "Denali Mountain is a prominent eminence on the Alaskan landscape." You very likely recognized two words that are closely related to preeminent: prominent and eminence. All three words are rooted in the Latin verb stem -minēre, meaning "to stand out." Mount is also a related word: it comes from Latin mont- or mons, meaning "mountain," which shares a common ancestor with -minēre. Mount leads us in turn to paramount, a word closely related in meaning to preeminent.
Examples of preeminent in a Sentence
Daniel R. Epstein, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, the madcap delivery sequel from gaming’s preeminent auteur, Hideo Kojima, is a terrific example of a fantasy that video games do brilliantly: hiking through the wilderness.
—Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 9 July 2025
One of the most in-demand Mexican cities of the moment, Oaxaca is a dream destination for anyone enthusiastic about cuisine, as it’s rightly regarded as one of the world’s preeminent culinary capitals.
—Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2025
The obvious contenders Philadelphia’s preeminent restaurant critic Craig LaBan and journalist and former restaurateur Kiki Aranita discussed local contenders for Michelin stars in a recent article in the Philadelphia Inquirer.
—Jonathan Deutsch, The Conversation, 27 June 2025
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“Preeminent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/preeminent. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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preeminent
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