influential
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The Kings called Melrose “one of the most influential figures” in team history, “but more importantly one of the most significant contributors to the growth of the game of hockey in the United States.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
Like Arsene Wenger before him, Arteta is categorically the most influential figure, certainly from a football perspective, at the club.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
The monk remained politically influential after his release.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
Notwithstanding the streetcar companies’ complaints that these efforts interfered with commuters’ need to earn a living, the animal-rights movement became an influential force in local politics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
Hilary Putnam, perhaps the most influential analytic philosopher of the second half of the twentieth century, published a famous article called “The Meaning of Meaning” in a learned academic volume.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
Vocabulary lists containing influential
Very Necessary: Synonyms for "Important"
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