as in essential
impossible to do without
that all-important item for a successful birthday party: a fancily decorated cake with candles
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Recent Examples of all-important
Tax professionals strategize and provide all-important context that can optimize the tax outcome for each particular case.
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Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
In exchange for helping to remove debris from the all-important mangroves (and keeping the Keys’ waterways a beautiful treasure), guests are treated to a scenic boat ride.
—Angela Caraway-Carlton, Miami Herald, 8 May 2025
Now, the favorites, Ruben Amorim's side, is trying to secure that all-important path back to the Champions League.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
The push out of Vietnam comes ahead of the all-important reciprocal tariff deadline as companies look to bring inventory into the U.S.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 7 May 2025
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Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
In exchange for helping to remove debris from the all-important mangroves (and keeping the Keys’ waterways a beautiful treasure), guests are treated to a scenic boat ride.
—Angela Caraway-Carlton, Miami Herald, 8 May 2025
Now, the favorites, Ruben Amorim's side, is trying to secure that all-important path back to the Champions League.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
The push out of Vietnam comes ahead of the all-important reciprocal tariff deadline as companies look to bring inventory into the U.S.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 7 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for all-important
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Taking away mental health care and essential healthcare services from low-income populations puts an already vulnerable group at a significantly higher risk for addiction.—
Ryan Hampton,
Time,
28 May 2025
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These challenges often force small manufacturers to seek alternative, and sometimes more expensive, sources for essential materials.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
28 May 2025
Adjective
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If additional funding is necessary, the goal is not just to access capital, but to access it strategically.—
Alejandra Rojas,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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According to Alvarez, the owners cited financial struggles for why closing was necessary.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
31 May 2025
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Choose sustainable and environmentally friendly designs Sustainability isn’t just a trendy term, but an integral part of the design process and Berk advises choosing materials that will weather the elements and won’t need to be replaced every two to three years.—
Mariette Williams,
USA Today,
21 May 2025
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Once Venus enters Taurus and your friendship zone on June 6, your community becomes an integral part of your comfort.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
20 May 2025
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The approval of the amendment's ballot title and popular name, which are used as shorthand to describe the measure on the ballot, is a required step before the League of Women Voters can begin collecting signatures.—
Neal Earley,
Arkansas Online,
22 May 2025
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The petition drive was a required step to keep the cityhood application process going.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 May 2025
Adjective
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Who promises tomorrows to a whole needful planet, restrikes that match?—
Corey Van Landingham,
The New Yorker,
19 June 2023
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What sort of response was needful?—
Razib Khan,
Discover Magazine,
14 Jan. 2013
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The stunts have become so vital to the franchise that Cruise and McQuarrie have taken to planning them first, and then figuring out the plot later.—
Tyler Foggatt,
New Yorker,
24 May 2025
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The microbes perform vital functions like decomposing organic matter, improving water-holding capacity, cycling nutrients, and suppressing pathogens to improve plant resilience and overall soil health.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
24 May 2025
Adjective
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If successful, this repatriation could supercharge domestic innovation while depriving Western labs of critical expertise.—
Moin Roberts-Islam,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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Beijing is the primary trading partner for many, but is also feared as a regional bully, in part due to its increasingly aggressive claims on natural resources such as critical fisheries.—
Tara Copp,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2025
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As such, supplemental Federal assistance is crucial.—
Neal Earley,
Arkansas Online,
23 May 2025
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Importantly, a dog’s wants and needs do not always align with what their owners expect, and this is a crucial point in regards to animal welfare.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
22 May 2025
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“All-important.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/all-important. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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