as in dominance
the fact or state of being above others in rank or importance
the primacy of calcium for building strong bones
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Recent Examples of primacy
Carney is not alone in calling for a systemic change from shareholder primacy to stakeholder capitalism, which goes beyond valuing profits to valuing not only current and future generations, but also communities and the planet.
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Mary Crossan, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
Ullmann instead draws on the category of the novel to embrace the gaps, to insist on their primacy in any remembered history.
—Rachel Vorona Cote, The Atlantic, 15 July 2025
The party had not sought to distinguish itself from the Conservatives on the basis of ideology: both agreed on the necessity to rein in state spending, the primacy of the special relationship with Washington, and the need to cut migration.
—Oliver Eagleton, Time, 5 July 2025
Nevertheless, outsiders marveled at the pronounced American sense of moral and cultural primacy, which seemed to be guaranteed by hard power and enforced synergistically by the State Department, PEN America, the New York Times, Human Rights Watch, and Ivy League universities.
—Pankaj Mishra, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
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Mary Crossan, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
Ullmann instead draws on the category of the novel to embrace the gaps, to insist on their primacy in any remembered history.
—Rachel Vorona Cote, The Atlantic, 15 July 2025
The party had not sought to distinguish itself from the Conservatives on the basis of ideology: both agreed on the necessity to rein in state spending, the primacy of the special relationship with Washington, and the need to cut migration.
—Oliver Eagleton, Time, 5 July 2025
Nevertheless, outsiders marveled at the pronounced American sense of moral and cultural primacy, which seemed to be guaranteed by hard power and enforced synergistically by the State Department, PEN America, the New York Times, Human Rights Watch, and Ivy League universities.
—Pankaj Mishra, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for primacy
Noun
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In the open era, age records have gone down slightly, but still show player dominance past traditional peak years.—
Alana Wise,
NPR,
14 Aug. 2025
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Paranoia is pure American, older than the Constitution—the northern states, for instance, denounced the three-fifths compromise as a Southern play for dominance.—
Book Marks
August 14,
Literary Hub,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Like so many peddling some version of righteous superiority.—
Jody Mamone,
Hartford Courant,
15 Aug. 2025
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Perhaps Robins should take a step back, let go of her sense of superiority, and try to understand that people are leaving the Democratic Party because they are actually informed.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Food makers argue that this distinction demonstrates that titanium dioxide is not like other dyes.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
8 Aug. 2025
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His second wife, rich and vulgar, is the polar opposite of the first duchess’s distinction, just as Paracelsus’s elegant opacity is a better version of the paltry resident magician and alchemist whom the duke can afford.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The achievement of quantum computing, along with the concept of quantum supremacy, may raise significant concerns.—
Chuck Brooks,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images As the U.S. and China vie for economic, technological and geopolitical supremacy, the critical elements and metals embedded in technology from consumer to industrial and military markets have become a pawn in the wider conflict.—
Bob Woods,
CNBC,
13 July 2025
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Appointed by President Richard Nixon to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri in 1971, Webster established a reputation as a moderate jurist.—
Douglass K. Daniel,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Aug. 2025
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Learn from three expert instructors how to showcase your skills, build a stellar reputation, and create a digital presence that AI can't replicate.—
Gili Malinsky,
CNBC,
8 Aug. 2025
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“Primacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/primacy. Accessed 23 Aug. 2025.
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