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His boss, whom he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

His boss, who he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

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Origin of prominent

First recorded in 1535–45; from Latin prōminent- (stem of prōminēns ), present participle of prominēre “to project, stand out,” equivalent to pro- pro-¹ + -minēre; see imminent

OTHER WORDS FROM prominent

prom·i·nent·ly, adverbnon·prom·i·nent, adjectiveo·ver·prom·i·nent, adjective

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How to use prominent in a sentence

There was a lot of positive feedback from people interested in non-gender binary people.
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She ultimately ditched JSwipe after about a week and found her current, non-Jewish, boyfriend on OkCupid.
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An atheist counsels his fellow non-believers on how not to talk to people of faith.
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So then-President George H.W. Bush and other prominent Republicans endorsed Treen in the House runoff.
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The distinction between over-policing and non-responsiveness was alive and well in Bed-Stuy.
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The expatriated ex-rebels became alarmed by the non-receipt of the indemnity instalment and the news from their homes.
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Dockier, a prominent leader of the Levelers, in the times of the English commonwealth, was shot by order of the government.
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He also states that the Audiencia is virtually non-existent, and so there is no high court in which justice may be sought.
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De moi, je ne say qu'en dire, d'autant que je ne veux affirmer ny le si ny le non en ce dont je n'ay vidence.
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Certes le capitaine Merveilles et ses gens monstrerent leur pit non vulgaire.
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British Dictionary definitions for prominent

prominent

/ (ˈprɒmɪnənt) /

adjective

jutting or projecting outwards

standing out from its surroundings; noticeable

widely known; eminent

Derived forms of prominent

prominently, adverbprominentness, noun

Word Origin for prominent

C16: from Latin prōminēre to jut out, from pro- 1 + ēminēre to project

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