foremost

adjective

ˈfȯr-ˌmōst How to pronounce foremost (audio)
Definition of foremostnext
1
as in main
coming before all others in importance Albert Einstein is regarded by many as the foremost figure of the 20th century

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2
as in chief
highest in rank or authority wanted to speak to the foremost supervisor in our department

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3
as in first
coming before all others in time or order when the foremost person in line tripped, everyone had to stop

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Recent Examples of foremost The airy, crispy fritto misto, like the fish and chips at Dame, proves that Szymanski is one of the city’s foremost practitioners of the sacred art of deep-frying. — Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2025 On Thursday, the Trump administration issued an executive order that took aim at one of the US's foremost cultural and scientific institutions: the Smithsonian. — ArsTechnica, 28 Mar. 2025 What happened to Series Mania and other takeaways: Series Mania Gears Up as a Market Series Mania, Europe’s foremost TV co-production forum, is shaping up as a true-blue TV market. — John Hopewell, Variety, 28 Mar. 2025 Robert Brill, Brill Media Forbes Business Council is the foremost growth and networking organization for business owners and leaders. — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for foremost
Recent Examples of Synonyms for foremost
  1. main
  2. chief
  3. first
  4. initial
  5. supreme
  6. primary
  7. commanding
  8. original
Adjective
  • Sean Penn co-stars as the film’s main villain, a steely-eyed colonel who looked pretty frigging scary in the footage, while Benicio del Toro is DiCaprio’s gun-toting, gonzo comrade.
    — Brent Lang, Variety, 2 Apr. 2025
  • The president has touted these tariffs as a way to help the US government rely less on income taxes as a main form of revenue.
    — Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2025
Definition of main
Adjective
  • The Context Florida state senator Randy Fine cruised to victory in the 6th Congressional District, while Florida chief financial officer Jimmy Patronis won the race for the state's 1st Congressional District.
    — Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
  • The scarcity of specifics in recent weeks, and sometimes contrasting messages coming from the White House, have fueled conversations about flexibility between chief marketing officers and media executives, the people said.
    — Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2025
Definition of chief
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  • This isn't the first time Chopra — who shares 3-year-old daughter Malti with Jonas — has seen her husband in The Last Five Years.
    — Dave Quinn, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
  • The actor got choked up, nearly crying, within the first two minutes of a cast panel on Sunday night following the episode.
    — Emily Longeretta, Variety, 7 Apr. 2025
Definition of first
Adjective
  • An investigation is underway and police are searching for the driver who caused the initial crash, the station reported.
    — Mitchell Willetts, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Mar. 2025
  • The method of initial infection is not fully confirmed but is suspected to involve malicious websites, fake promotions on social media or SMS, and third-party app stores.
    — Alex Vakulov, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Definition of initial
Adjective
  • Federal agents found photos of former Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and Iran’s supreme leader that had been deleted in a folder on Alawieh’s cell phone, a source familiar with the case told CNN.
    — Andy Rose, CNN, 20 Mar. 2025
  • But this year, the roundball — not the pigskin — reigns supreme.
    — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 19 Mar. 2025
Definition of supreme
Adjective
  • Algeria’s western neighbor and primary rival, Morocco, also received its first batch of Akinci drones in February 2025.
    — Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
  • As the cool new kid in town, his Tommy Oliver was transformed into one of the core team of rangers' (Amy Jo Johnson, David Yost, Austin St. John, Walter Emanuel Jones, and Thuy Trang) primary adversaries: the fearsome Green Ranger.
    — Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 6 Apr. 2025
Definition of primary
Adjective
  • Since launching his campaign in March, Cuomo has taken a commanding lead in the polls and siphoned some of Adams’s old political coalition.
    — David Sivak, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 24 Mar. 2025
  • The Big Cat still holds a commanding lead in career earnings at $120,999,166.
    — David Faris, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
Definition of commanding
Adjective
  • Wherever the original source of the incorrect headline came from, it was amplified by trusted sources in financial news, creating a very expensive lesson in the value of accurate and reliable reporting.
    — Hadas Gold and Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2025
  • The Switch 2 will hit store shelves on June 5 for $449.99, up from $300 for the original Switch.
    — Teddy Farkas,Steve Kovach, CNBC, 7 Apr. 2025
Definition of original

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