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[ adjective ] having a quality that thrusts itself into attention
Synonyms Examples "an outstanding fact of our time" "a new theory is the most prominent feature of the book" "salient traits" "a spectacular rise in prices" Used in print (The New York Times,...)The 53 - year old Shea , a prominent corporation lawyer with a sports background , is generally recognized as the man most responsible_for the imminent return of a National_League club to New_York . (J. W. C. Hagstrom et al., "Debilitating muscular...)The endothelial cells lining the sinusoids were prominent , and many contained large quantities of hemosiderin . Such swollen fibers were deeply eosinophilic , contained a_few pyknotic nuclei , and showed loss of cross striations , obliteration of myofibrils , and prominent vacuolization . These were increased both in number and in size , contained prominent nucleoli , and were distributed throughout the fiber ( Figs. 2 - 5 ) . Occasionally there were small basophilic fibers that were devoid_of myofibrillae and contained many vesicular nuclei with prominent nucleoli ( Fig. 5 ) . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] conspicuous in position or importance
Examples "a big figure in the movement" "big man on campus" "he's very large in financial circles" "a prominent citizen" Used in print (Edward Austin Walton, "On Education for the Interior...)When these groups were first formed many prominent and accomplished decorators could not have had the advantage of school training since interior_design courses were rare and undeveloped during their youth . (Douglas Ashford, "Elections in Morocco: Progress...)In the absence of a reservoir of political consensus each organized political group hopes that the elections will give them new prominence , but in a system where there is as_yet no place for the less prominent . (Irving Stone, The Agony and the Ecstasy....)Here , for_the_most_part , they were well treated , as a `` reminder of the Old_Testament heritage of Christianity '' ; many_of their gifted members were prominent in the Vatican as physicians , musicians , bankers . (Whit Masterson, Evil Come, Evil Go....)Charlie_Marble was back_and_forth on several occasions , first to confer_with Andy on the advisability of cancelling the Las_Vegas engagement - they decided it was wise - and later to announce that a prominent comedian , also an agency client , had agreed to fill the casino 's open date . Related terms |
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