Prominence
noun
The state of being important, famous or noticeable.
She came to prominence as a fashion designer in the 80s.
Often appears as...
- rise to prominence
- gain prominence
noun
A part or place that is higher than the area around it.
The mountain's prominence could be seen from miles away.
Often appears as...
- mountain's prominence
- peak's prominence
noun
The quality of standing out or projecting from something.
The prominence of the logo on the webpage draws the user's attention.
Often appears as...
- logo's prominence
- drawing prominence
noun
A flare or projection on the sun's surface.
The prominence was visible during the solar eclipse.
Often appears as...
- solar prominence
- sun's prominence
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Technical
noun
The state of being important, famous or noticeable.
She came to prominence as a fashion designer in the 80s.
Often appears as...
- rise to prominence
- gain prominence
noun
A part or place that is higher than the area around it.
The mountain's prominence could be seen from miles away.
Often appears as...
- mountain's prominence
- peak's prominence
noun
The quality of standing out or projecting from something.
The prominence of the logo on the webpage draws the user's attention.
Often appears as...
- logo's prominence
- drawing prominence
noun
A flare or projection on the sun's surface.
The prominence was visible during the solar eclipse.
Often appears as...
- solar prominence
- sun's prominence
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Career Highlights
Use 'prominence' to talk about career peaks or when someone becomes very recognized.
He rose to prominence after his film won an award.
Pro Tip 2/3Public Recognition
Relates to one's visibility in the public eye, often in arts, politics, or sciences.
The scientist gained prominence with her groundbreaking research.
Pro Tip 3/3Emerging Importance
Often used to describe something becoming increasingly important or relevant.
Electric cars are gaining prominence due to environmental concerns.
Pro Tip 1/3Career Highlights
Use 'prominence' to talk about career peaks or when someone becomes very recognized.
He rose to prominence after his film won an award.
Pro Tip 2/3Public Recognition
Relates to one's visibility in the public eye, often in arts, politics, or sciences.
The scientist gained prominence with her groundbreaking research.
Pro Tip 3/3Emerging Importance
Often used to describe something becoming increasingly important or relevant.
Electric cars are gaining prominence due to environmental concerns.
Pro Tip 1/3Career Highlights
Use 'prominence' to talk about career peaks or when someone becomes very recognized.
He rose to prominence after his film won an award.
Pro Tip 2/3Public Recognition
Relates to one's visibility in the public eye, often in arts, politics, or sciences.
The scientist gained prominence with her groundbreaking research.
Pro Tip 3/3Emerging Importance
Often used to describe something becoming increasingly important or relevant.
Electric cars are gaining prominence due to environmental concerns.
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Anne Curzan: What makes...
What is striking about this is that there's actually often quite a lot of overlap between their list and the list that we are considering for words of the year, and this is because we're noticing the same thing. We're noticing words that are coming into prominence. It's really a question of attitude.
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Betty Hart: How...
but cancel culture in the bigger society is when a person in prominence says or does something that we, the people, disagree with, and the decision is made to make them persona non grata. They are done. They are not to be revered. They are not to be a part of our world anymore.
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String theory - Brian...
describes the data and this gained Einstein prominence around the world and that is what got Colusa thinking he like Einstein was in search of what we call a unified theory that's one theory that might be able to describe all of nature's forces from one set of ideas
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Boxing Background PIPE...
too familiar it's a really common area for lacerations with boxing usually over bony prominence in the face over the top of the I cheekbone okay where the tissue actually gets burst from the pressure of the glove looks like there's probably at
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Gary Slutkin: Let's...
said this is "the approach that will come to prominence." And even a movie was made around our work. However, not so fast, because a lot of people did not agree with this way of going about it. We got a lot of criticism, a lot of opposition,
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Paving the way towards...
rising prominence of the private sector we are developing our capital markets include including commodities exchange we are restructuring our markets as well and improving political governance notwithstanding what has been said about
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An unsung hero of the...
armed with strategies for peaceful protest, including civil disobedience. He began to work with Martin Luther King Jr in 1955, and shared these ideas with him. As King’s prominence increased, Rustin became his main advisor,
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Making sense of string...
It really works. It describes the data. And this gained Einstein prominence around the world. And that is what got Kaluza thinking. He, like Einstein, was in search of what we call a unified theory. That's one theory
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Mysteries of vernacular:...
or a division of text, scribes would switch from standard black to the red pigment, minium. Another important visual device used to increase the prominence of certain portions of text was to set them off
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Maps that show us who we...
Everywhere has the same density of people on this map. If an area doesn't have people, we've shrunk it away to make it disappear. So we're showing everybody with equal prominence.
Video examples
Anne Curzan: What makes...
What is striking about this is that there's actually often quite a lot of overlap between their list and the list that we are considering for words of the year, and this is because we're noticing the same thing. We're noticing words that are coming into prominence. It's really a question of attitude.
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Betty Hart: How...
but cancel culture in the bigger society is when a person in prominence says or does something that we, the people, disagree with, and the decision is made to make them persona non grata. They are done. They are not to be revered. They are not to be a part of our world anymore.
Video examples
String theory - Brian...
describes the data and this gained Einstein prominence around the world and that is what got Colusa thinking he like Einstein was in search of what we call a unified theory that's one theory that might be able to describe all of nature's forces from one set of ideas
Video examples
Boxing Background PIPE...
too familiar it's a really common area for lacerations with boxing usually over bony prominence in the face over the top of the I cheekbone okay where the tissue actually gets burst from the pressure of the glove looks like there's probably at
Video examples
Gary Slutkin: Let's...
said this is "the approach that will come to prominence." And even a movie was made around our work. However, not so fast, because a lot of people did not agree with this way of going about it. We got a lot of criticism, a lot of opposition,
Video examples
Paving the way towards...
rising prominence of the private sector we are developing our capital markets include including commodities exchange we are restructuring our markets as well and improving political governance notwithstanding what has been said about
Video examples
An unsung hero of the...
armed with strategies for peaceful protest, including civil disobedience. He began to work with Martin Luther King Jr in 1955, and shared these ideas with him. As King’s prominence increased, Rustin became his main advisor,
Video examples
Making sense of string...
It really works. It describes the data. And this gained Einstein prominence around the world. And that is what got Kaluza thinking. He, like Einstein, was in search of what we call a unified theory. That's one theory
Video examples
Mysteries of vernacular:...
or a division of text, scribes would switch from standard black to the red pigment, minium. Another important visual device used to increase the prominence of certain portions of text was to set them off
Video examples
Maps that show us who we...
Everywhere has the same density of people on this map. If an area doesn't have people, we've shrunk it away to make it disappear. So we're showing everybody with equal prominence.
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Harris Faulkner
American Journalist
The prominence of the market I guess is important to some people. For me, it was less about the number and more about the opportunities that might open up in that market. One of the questions I wanted to know about that next job was, what's your weather like? I am into the weather!
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Walt Mossberg
American Journalist
Big screens helped propel Samsung to top-tier prominence and helped iPhone sales explode a few years later. But for many, including myself, the biggest-screen models just weren't practical, because their overall size made them too large, too bulky, and too heavy.
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Jonathan Sacks
British Clergyman
If we are to negotiate the coming years safely, we may need a new kind of leadership. To put it more precisely, we need the rediscovery of an ancient kind of leadership that has rarely been given the prominence it deserves. I mean the leader as teacher.
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Suhasini Mulay
Indian Actress
When you do a film with somebody who's my age - which is always the role of a mother or a grandmother - despite of well-defined characters, you don't get to play a very large part as the main leads get prominence.
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Robert Christgau
American Journalist
I believe that writing on music is experienced inside your head, is not a physically present in the world, it has a different kind of authority and prominence and you absorb it differently.
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Rajkummar Rao
Indian Actor
People are falling in love with characters now, and that is why writers are creating such stories. I am really happy that such stories are getting prominence.
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Pamela Meyer
American Author
Honest people remember stories in the order of emotional prominence, but liars will recount a story in chronological order. Memory rarely works that way.
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Ashwin Sanghi
Indian Author
Though it is very easy to do valuations, eyeballs and brand prominence surveys, you should never allow any of them to influence the balance sheet.
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Sangeetha Krish
Indian Actress
Once 'Uyir' created a controversy, I had several offers coming my way with prominence to my character. However, I avoided them purposefully.
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James E. Faust
American Clergyman
Discipleship does not come from positions of prominence, wealth, or advanced learning. The disciples of Jesus came from all walks of life.
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Harris Faulkner
American Journalist
The prominence of the market I guess is important to some people. For me, it was less about the number and more about the opportunities that might open up in that market. One of the questions I wanted to know about that next job was, what's your weather like? I am into the weather!
Quote examples
Walt Mossberg
American Journalist
Big screens helped propel Samsung to top-tier prominence and helped iPhone sales explode a few years later. But for many, including myself, the biggest-screen models just weren't practical, because their overall size made them too large, too bulky, and too heavy.
Quote examples
Jonathan Sacks
British Clergyman
If we are to negotiate the coming years safely, we may need a new kind of leadership. To put it more precisely, we need the rediscovery of an ancient kind of leadership that has rarely been given the prominence it deserves. I mean the leader as teacher.
Quote examples
Suhasini Mulay
Indian Actress
When you do a film with somebody who's my age - which is always the role of a mother or a grandmother - despite of well-defined characters, you don't get to play a very large part as the main leads get prominence.
Quote examples
Robert Christgau
American Journalist
I believe that writing on music is experienced inside your head, is not a physically present in the world, it has a different kind of authority and prominence and you absorb it differently.
Quote examples
Rajkummar Rao
Indian Actor
People are falling in love with characters now, and that is why writers are creating such stories. I am really happy that such stories are getting prominence.
Quote examples
Pamela Meyer
American Author
Honest people remember stories in the order of emotional prominence, but liars will recount a story in chronological order. Memory rarely works that way.
Quote examples
Ashwin Sanghi
Indian Author
Though it is very easy to do valuations, eyeballs and brand prominence surveys, you should never allow any of them to influence the balance sheet.
Quote examples
Sangeetha Krish
Indian Actress
Once 'Uyir' created a controversy, I had several offers coming my way with prominence to my character. However, I avoided them purposefully.
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James E. Faust
American Clergyman
Discipleship does not come from positions of prominence, wealth, or advanced learning. The disciples of Jesus came from all walks of life.
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