preeminence
or pre-em·i·nence
the state or character of being preeminent.
Origin of preeminence
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How to use preeminence in a sentence
We also must consider Iran, North Korea, transnational terrorists like al Qaeda, and, above all, the threat of a China that seeks first hegemony over Asia and then global preeminence.
The U.S. Must Support Ukraine, But China Must Be Our Priority | Elbridge A. Colby | February 28, 2022 | TimeThe investment comes just as the venerable investment firm has achieved unprecedented preeminence on Wall Street.
Of external causes of cold the third is, a striving for preeminence between married partners, n. 248.
The Delights of Wisdom Pertaining to Conjugial Love | Emanuel SwedenborgNot only are the paths of preeminence untrodden; the purlieus of brutish ignorance are likewise unfrequented.
The Soul of the Far East | Percival LowellHe had never known youth, he had not therefore been disturbed by its pangs for instant preeminence.
Max Fargus | Owen Johnson
The intellectual preeminence of Mrs. Markham was equally, and no less ostentatiously, granted.
The Crusade of the Excelsior | Bret HarteThey were in a continued quarrel contesting the preeminence.
The Empire of Austria; Its Rise and Present Power | John S. C. Abbott
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