prominenceprom‧i‧nence /ˈprɒmənəns $ ˈprɑː-/ ●○○ noun 
the prominence of pressure groups as political forcescome to/rise to/achieve prominence (as something) She first came to prominence as an artist in 1989.2give something prominence/give prominence to something to treat something as specially important: Every newspaper gave prominence to the success of England’s cricketers.3[countable] formal a part or place that is higher than what is around it
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
- Forbes' long, slow climb back to prominence is associated with two men: its owner and his editor.
- Mora y Villamil held military and political prominence.
- Only lately had experiments with iron sheathing been achieving prominence.
- The prominence of the legislative veto mechanism in our contemporary political system and its importance to Congress can hardly be overstated.
- The fourteenth Earl of Home had been marked for prominence since childhood.
- The question stylistics must consider is: how are these three concepts of deviance, prominence, and foregrounding interrelated?
- This has largely led to a reduction in overall-activity, but the control of mosquitoes by means of insecticide retains its prominence.
- This is realized phonologically as a tone group, with the peak of prominence or tonic accent falling on the new element.
THESAURUS
the quality of being important: · the importance of cleanliness in preventing infections· He may have been an evil tyrant, but you cannot deny his importance in world history.
the importance of an event, action etc, especially because of the effects or influence it will have in the future: · The significance of the discovery was not understood until years later.· 9/11 was an event of global significance.
the importance and usefulness or something: · The athletes talked to the students about the value of a college education.· Such methods are of little value.
the fact of being important and well-known: · He first came to prominence (=became well-known)in the 1990s.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY She first came to prominence as an artist in 1989.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
She first came to prominence as an artist in 1989.· His rise to prominence would not have been possible without the war.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE· On the contrary, it is the formal properties of the device which are commonly given prominence.· The speech received much applause, and my remarks about the regalia were given prominence in the next day's papers.· In practice there is increasing evidence that the rights of parents under the Act are not always given prominence.
· Industry regulators proposed giving this information greater prominence and adding new features.· Balancing the budget was always a fundamental element of the contract, but it assumed greater prominence as the year evolved.· Johnson contradicted this, believing the comparisons would talk both books into greater prominence.· The A.P.R. must always be given greater prominence than any statement relating to any other rate of charge. 6.· Within this array of determining variables, great prominence is accorded to the ratio, the stock of real balances.· With the increasing internationalisation of investment markets this area of our work is likely to expand and acquire even greater prominence.· It is the second role which has recently come into greater prominence.· Blanton was the crucial figure in giving the bass greater prominence.
· The Windscale site had begun to achieve a bad reputation well before its recent rise to national prominence under a new title.· Like Smith a generation before him, Cohen was vaulted into national prominence.· But it was as a leader of the unemployed that Hannington rose to national prominence.· Of course nobody much resents the Bucks now, since they disappeared from national prominence almost as quickly as they arrived.· That leaves Bush, in Texas, poised to reach national prominence as a Republican advocating a cooler approach to the issue.· He first came to national prominence as a member of the House Judiciary Committee during the Watergate investigation.· Ten years later, Zhou took the first case that would catapult him into national prominence.
· This has always been a feature of political life, but has assumed new prominence since 1979.· Proceedings around the Biennial this year give a new prominence to performing arts.
· Parliament and party became increasingly irrelevant, and trade unions and employers' associations came into positions of political prominence.· Aside from its ascendency as an ecumenical center, Hanover was also rising to political prominence.· Mora y Villamil held military and political prominence.
VERB· Kirton first achieved coaching prominence in London and, on his return to New Zealand, eventually took over the Wellington side.· Only lately had experiments with iron sheathing been achieving prominence.· She would not achieve this position of prominence through conquest but through example and inspiration.
· This has always been a feature of political life, but has assumed new prominence since 1979.· Balancing the budget was always a fundamental element of the contract, but it assumed greater prominence as the year evolved.· But it would be hazardous to assume that prominence and deviance are simply subjective and objective aspects of the same phenomenon.· The family house itself assumes a special prominence which is unique to this class.
· It was then that Khomeini first came to prominence.· He came to prominence as a speech writer for President Nixon.· He first came to national prominence as a member of the House Judiciary Committee during the Watergate investigation.· The method came to prominence through the activities of Frederick Bligh Bond, a highly respected authority on medieval church architecture.· An Olympic gold medallist in 1960, Ali came to prominence shortly before his assumption of the world heavyweight title in 1964.· It is the second role which has recently come into greater prominence.· He has, of course, come into recent prominence through a long association with the late Robert Maxwell.
· These were the first men of less than fully aristocratic background to gain prominence through their merit.· Bradley, a Hall of Fame pro basketball player, first gained prominence as a college hoops star at Princeton.· The Huskies have gained their prominence partly at the expense of Cal.
· Perhaps the title of this translation gives it too much prominence.· It is the kind of story that stays news, and that is why it must be given prominence.· Metamorphosen is comparatively prosaic and suffers from a slightly top-heavy balance which gives undue prominence to the leader.· The degree of emphasis given in each religion may vary considerably - some may not give it the prominence which another does.· As a question of aesthetic value, it is hard to dispute Lonsdale's decision to give prominence to this material.· The most developed of these, Meade's scheme for varying social insurance contributions, was given special prominence.· The complexity is natural, given the prominence of media in daily life.· I was determined to give it maximum prominence.
· The increasing prominence of licence revenues in the trading account lends an additional degree of scaleability into the revenue model.
· Como was defeated, but gradually rose again to prominence.· Aside from its ascendency as an ecumenical center, Hanover was also rising to political prominence.· Though their long history from the early Cambrian to the present different groups of articulate brachiopods rose to prominence only to decline.· Together, they showcase his combustible bop chops and sublime ballad skills, as well as his meteoric rise to prominence.· Wei first rose to prominence during the brief 1978-79 interlude of free speech known as the Democracy Wall movement.· Born into poverty, Jimenez never forgot his origins as he rose to prominence in the church.· But it was as a leader of the unemployed that Hannington rose to national prominence.· She married Jose in 1963 and played an important supporting role as he rose to prominence in the business world.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
1[uncountable] the fact of being important and well knownprominence of- In 1929 she shot to stardom on Broadway in a Noel Coward play.
the prominence of pressure groups as political forcescome to/rise to/achieve prominence (as something) She first came to prominence as an artist in 1989.2give something prominence/give prominence to something to treat something as specially important: Every newspaper gave prominence to the success of England’s cricketers.3[countable] formal a part or place that is higher than what is around it