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
And Bitcoin can learn from open source AI, like its primacy of research over development alone.
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Korok Ray, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Trump is attempting to exploit this underappreciated power in his bid to break up multilateral alliances and craft a new U.S.-led sphere of influence in which Washington enjoys unfettered primacy in its dealings with individual states.
—Nicholas Mulder, Foreign Affairs, 6 Mar. 2025
But on the key issue of immigration, where federal primacy is clear, the key to protecting the values of most Californians is trying to minimize the fallout from federal actions that hurt our neighbors.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2025
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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Korok Ray, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Trump is attempting to exploit this underappreciated power in his bid to break up multilateral alliances and craft a new U.S.-led sphere of influence in which Washington enjoys unfettered primacy in its dealings with individual states.
—Nicholas Mulder, Foreign Affairs, 6 Mar. 2025
But on the key issue of immigration, where federal primacy is clear, the key to protecting the values of most Californians is trying to minimize the fallout from federal actions that hurt our neighbors.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2025
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for primacy
Noun
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The heavy push towards BEVs has not turned into dominance, and aggressive targets for their sales are no longer expected to come to fruition.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
3 Apr. 2025
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Lee said Nvidia had previously had strong pricing power due to its dominance of the market for graphics processing units, or GPUs, which are essential to powering generative artificial intelligence models, according to MarketWatch (NWSA-5.52%).—
Britney Nguyen,
Quartz,
3 Apr. 2025
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Without a more concerted attempt to define and demonstrate ethical behavior, the romanticization of fintech’s alleged moral superiority is going to backfire.—
Ron Shevlin,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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The 1960s ushered in debates about the constitutionality of the federal death penalty, due, in part, to a postwar sense of moral superiority.—
Brenna Ehrlich,
Rolling Stone,
29 Mar. 2025
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After a rapid redesign – and with the city's enthusiastic blessing – it was built as the nation's first fire resilient community, a distinction touted by KB Home Coastal and confirmed by insurance groups.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2025
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However, there is a distinction between challenging a founder to think critically and tearing them down.—
David Nour,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Those three teams, all of whom made the playoffs last year, were expected to engage in a season-long struggle for NL East supremacy.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
7 Apr. 2025
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Here, Chou is referring to a concept called quantum supremacy, where quantum technology completes complex calculations no classical computer could realistically complete (for example, a five-minute quantum calculation might take 10 septillion years on a binary supercomputer).—
Rachel Curry,
CNBC,
6 Apr. 2025
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Catullus would be little more than a name and a reputation today had a single manuscript containing his poems not survived the Middle Ages.—
Daniel Mendelsohn,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2025
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Family-friendly Offerings While Bora Bora has a reputation for being a honeymooners' paradise, there are plenty of family-friendly activities here, too.—
Jess Feldman,
Travel + Leisure,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Primacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/primacy. Accessed 12 Apr. 2025.
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