first in place, order, rank, etc.: the foremost surgeons.
Origin of foremost
before 1000; fore1 + -most; replacing Middle English, Old English formest, equivalent to form(a) first, variant of fruma (compare Latin prīmus) + -est-est1
First and foremost, more or less investment in these things will lead to faster or slower growth rates.
How Rising Education for Women Is Shaping the Global Population - Facts So Romantic|Kiki Sanford|August 19, 2020|Nautilus
Rich results make for a better search experience for the users, first and foremost.
An SEO’s guide to event schema markup|Paul Morris|August 14, 2020|Search Engine Watch
First and foremost, this is a public service project meant to help voters navigate the latest voting rules in their state.
Why We’re Planning For An Election Day That Could Last Months|Nathaniel Rakich (nathaniel.rakich@fivethirtyeight.com)|August 14, 2020|FiveThirtyEight
Content marketing should always be motivated first and foremost by your business values, not your bottom line.
How to use trending keywords from current events in content marketing|Gregg Schwartz|July 23, 2020|Search Engine Watch
In February, America’s foremost feminist legal expert, Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, said she would like to see the process started afresh, so that the amendment—which she wholeheartedly supports—could stand on unimpeachable grounds.
Large businesses have come out in support of the ERA—including some with sexist histories|Annalisa Merelli|July 3, 2020|Quartz
The New York governor was the foremost Democrat to stand athwart the Reagan Revolution.
Mario Cuomo, a Frustrating Hero to Democrats, Is Dead at 82|Eleanor Clift|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Even the best of us can hurt the people who come to us for care when we forget that our foremost obligation is to them.
Why So Many Surgeons Are Psychos|Russell Saunders|December 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The foremost trendsetter of Scandi-sleek design and New Nordic food knows no limit to its progressive reputation.
The Ultimate LGBT Travel Bucket List||December 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The cities of the heartland came into existence, first and foremost, as economic entities.
The Rustbelt Roars Back From the Dead|Joel Kotkin, Richey Piiparinen|December 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And, if this is once again removed, the local population will likely blame, first and foremost, the anti-ISIS coalition.
To Kill the ISIS Monster You Gotta Do More Than Cut Off Its Money|Charlie Winter|November 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He is to-day the foremost man of the race in pure literature.
The Negro in Literature and Art in the United States|Benjamin Brawley
The militant monarch or minister is always put in the foremost place and the highest position.
The Revival of Irish Literature|Charles Gavan Duffy
When the foremost ranks had nearly reached the summit, a sudden silence stifled the musketry.
Miss Ravenel's conversion from secession to loyalty|J. W. de Forest
First and foremost, Isaac lad, are you so ignorant as to think the king is here in this ere province to be run out?
Corporal 'Lige's Recruit|James Otis
There in that tirtha are three fiery caverns between which the Ganga, that foremost of tirthas, rolleth rapidly.
Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Bk. 3 Pt. 1|Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa
British Dictionary definitions for foremost
foremost
/ (ˈfɔːˌməʊst) /
adjective, adverb
first in time, place, rank, etc
Word Origin for foremost
Old English formest, from forma first; related to Old Saxon formo first, Old High German fruma advantage