all-important
adjective
all-im·por·tant
ˌȯl-im-ˈpȯr-tᵊnt 
-tənt
: of very great or greatest importance
an all-important question
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Examples of all-important in a Sentence
that all-important item for a successful birthday party: a fancily decorated cake with candles
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Identical in composition, indistinguishable to the human eye, but, according to the natural diamond industry, lacking in that all-important divine provenance.
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Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 7 Feb. 2025
Let American Heart Month be your reason to finally schedule an exam to check your blood pressure, watch your cholesterol and schedule those all-important appointments with your doctors.
—Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN, 6 Feb. 2025
This layering of both economic realities and emotional perceptions of personal wealth could hit the all-important, upcoming spring market hard.
—Diana Olick, CNBC, 3 Feb. 2025
When all is said and done, though, only one woman can get that all-important First Impression Rose.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 28 Jan. 2025
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Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 7 Feb. 2025
Let American Heart Month be your reason to finally schedule an exam to check your blood pressure, watch your cholesterol and schedule those all-important appointments with your doctors.
—Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN, 6 Feb. 2025
This layering of both economic realities and emotional perceptions of personal wealth could hit the all-important, upcoming spring market hard.
—Diana Olick, CNBC, 3 Feb. 2025
When all is said and done, though, only one woman can get that all-important First Impression Rose.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 28 Jan. 2025
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“All-important.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all-important. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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