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premier

[pri-meer, -myeer, pree-meer] / prɪˈmɪər, -ˈmyɪər, ˈpri mɪər /
ADJECTIVE
leading; original
Synonyms
STRONG
arch beginning champion chief first head inaugural initial main opening primary prime principal
WEAK
earliest foremost highest
Antonyms
STRONG
auxiliary extra final inessential inferior last least minor secondary subordinate trivial unimportant unnecessary

Example Sentences

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“I thought you had two premier pitchers against two really good offenses,” Savage said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Producers say the resulting fall in the livestock population and milk production is threatening feta, one of Greece's premier exports.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Premier Wab Kinew of Manitoba has a 61% approval rate—the highest of any other Canadian premier.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

Soviet premier Joseph Stalin installed his high-ranking officials in a network of dachas.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026

Dozens of nations were invited to attend, but in the end the conference was dominated by three men: French premier Georges Clemenceau, British prime minister David Lloyd George, and American president Woodrow Wilson.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman