fore·most
ˈfȯr-ˌmōst 
1
: first in a series or progression
Safety is their foremost concern.
2
: of first rank or position : preeminent
He is the foremost authority on the American Revolutionary period.
1
: in the first place
2
: most importantly
first and foremost
Examples of foremost in a Sentence
Adjective
Albert Einstein is regarded by many as the foremost figure of the 20th century.
wanted to speak to the foremost supervisor in our department
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My colleague Jeff, one of the foremost space experts in the world, just published a feature on the efforts to build data centers in space.
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Plenty of clubs, Chelsea perhaps foremost, have spent small bounties of their own on changing their manager or head coach.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
Controlling this behavior has been one of the foremost obstacles to realizing high-performance thermal cells.
—Adverb
First and perhaps foremost, the Biden administration was dealing with an economy suffering from a pandemic shutdown.
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“Foremost.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foremost. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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