prominence
noun
, ˈpräm-nən(t)s\
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Synonyms & Antonyms for prominence
Synonyms
altitude(s), elevation, eminence, height, highland, hill, hump, mound, rise, upland
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Church invited a philosopher to work in his lab to flag bioethics issues in experiments, and for years has taught a research ethics course, which is unusual for someone of his prominence. — Sharon Begley, STAT, "Citing ‘nerd tunnel vision,’ biologist George Church apologizes for contacts with Jeffrey Epstein," 5 Aug. 2019 One of the industries that powered Cleveland to its mid-century prominence was aeronautics. — Vince Guerrieri, Popular Mechanics, "That Time NASA Wanted to Build a Floating Airport on Lake Erie," 2 Aug. 2019 The coal industry, for example, has outsize influence because of its prominence in Pennsylvania. — Adam Eichen, The New Republic, "The Case Against the Electoral College Is Stronger Than Ever," 2 Aug. 2019 His campaign was widely accepted as the runaway victor, boosting his prominence, name recognition and fundraising. — Rachel Caufield, The Conversation, "How did the presidential campaign get to be so long?," 30 July 2019 But despite its prominence in recent debate, busing was never actually the issue. — Jeanne Theoharis, The Denver Post, "Commentary: How school desegregation became the third rail of Democratic politics," 12 July 2019 Last month, the tech giant updated its algorithms to filter out sensational health content, and now claims to have reduced its prominence in users’ news feeds. — New York Times, "The Week in Business: Nike Faces a Sneaker Critique, and Christine Lagarde Needs a Replacement," 6 July 2019 This year, Aguilar has fallen off the map, with Thames resurging back to his former prominence. — Michael Beller, SI.com, "Jeff McNeil's Fantasy Stock on the Rise," 2 July 2019 Its sudden prominence reflects a lack of rigour characteristic of the party’s activist fringe. — The Economist, "The idea of reparations for slavery is a morally appealing but flawed," 29 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'prominence.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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