as in dominance
the fact or state of being above others in rank or importance
a nation that has long enjoyed economic paramountcy in the region
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Adding Xiaomi to the mix only extends its dominance.—
Janhoi McGregor,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025 -
But Altman, too, has quietly gained the president’s confidence, albeit with a much narrower appeal to American-AI dominance.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
26 Feb. 2025
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This condition is what philosopher Charles Mills, speaking of the American context, labeled epistemological ignorance—a deliberate unknowing, an insistence on the myth of white superiority, of white exceptionalism.—
Christine Winter,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2025
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And so Tyla’s comments were also taken as an insinuation of superiority over Black people.—
Funmi Fetto,
Vogue,
25 Feb. 2025
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The United States would remain capable of rallying a counterbalancing coalition to impede any potential Chinese bid for political and military supremacy in Asia.—
Jennifer Kavanagh,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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When whatever system of government, likely some supremacy, is threatened, people will do anything.—
Jackie Strause,
The Hollywood Reporter,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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But recently, two experts have made a cogent distinction.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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With 273 career home runs and 916 RBIs, all those All-Star games and that World Series MVP distinction and five Gold Gloves and five Silver Slugger awards, Perez has amassed the makings of a candidacy for the National Baseball Hall of Fame — where George Brett resides as the only primary Royal.—
Vahe Gregorian,
Kansas City Star,
7 Mar. 2025
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The city’s shrinkage can more accurately be attributed to two things: the ravages of the bubonic plague in the 14th century and the loss of its trade primacy once the Portuguese established a route to India.—
Hannah Edgar,
ARTnews.com,
27 Feb. 2025
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Money spent on the U.S. military in pursuit of global primacy is money taken from these essential tasks.—
Anatol Lieven,
Harper's Magazine,
19 Feb. 2025
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When the strikes made everything pretty quiet, Tango had built a reputation for having good taste, for being a good partner, and for liking risk.—
Mia Galuppo,
The Hollywood Reporter,
8 Mar. 2025
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Aside from the statistics, Hoffman created a reputation for getting into it with opposing players either verbally or physically after the play.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Paramountcy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paramountcy. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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