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prominent::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | outstanding, salient, spectacular, striking |
a new theory is the most prominent feature of the book.
Examples of prominent
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Disappointed, Berglund came to camp in the fall determined to be more prominent.
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According to Mangen, perception and sensorimotor now play a more prominent role.
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Enter Siemens AG, the German technology giant with a prominent medical division.
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She was the first prominent WNBA player to test positive for a banned substance.
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Zawahiri, a physician, was the son of two of the cities most prominent families.
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The Greek archbishop and other prominent Greek leaders were arrested and hanged.
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Which side of this Janus face would you say is more prominent currently in Iran?
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Most prominent among the many dissenters was Lloyd Carr, then coaching Michigan.
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Together Through Life is characterised by a loose swing and prominent accordion.
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- Outstanding: having a quality that thrusts itself into attention; "an outstanding fact of our time is that nations poisoned by anti semitism proved less fortunate in regard to their own freedom"; "a new theory is the most prominent feature of the book"; "salient traits"; "a spectacular rise in ...
- Big: conspicuous in position or importance; "a big figure in the movement"; "big man on campus"; "he's very large in financial circles"; "a prominent citizen"
- (prominently) in a prominent way; "the new car was prominently displayed in the driveway"
- (prominence) relative importance
- (prominence) bulge: something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings; "the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge"; "the hump of a camel"; "he stood on the rocky prominence"; "the occipital protuberance was well developed"; "the bony excrescence between its horns"
- (Prominence (phonetics)) In linguistics, stress is the relative emphasis that may be given to certain syllables in a word, or to certain words in a phrase or sentence. The term is also used for similar patterns of phonetic prominence inside syllables. ...
- (Prominence (topography)) In topography, prominence, also known as autonomous height, relative height, shoulder drop (in North America), or prime factor (in Europe), is a concept used in the categorization of hills and mountains, also known as peaks. ...
- Standing out, or projecting; jutting; protuberant; Likely to attract attention from its size or position; conspicuous; Eminent; distinguished above others
- (Prominenten) German term for their VIP captives. Among those held in the two Sonderlagers at Sachsenhausen were four Great Escapers: Harry 'Wings' Day, John Dodge, Bertram 'Jimmy' James, Sydney Dowse and Raymond van Wymeersch. ...
