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adjective
the safety of the staff is paramount |
children's needs should be of paramount importance:
most important, of greatest importance, of prime importance, of supreme importance;
uppermost, supreme, chief, overriding, predominant, cardinal, foremost, first and foremost, prime, primary, principal, pre-eminent, highest, utmost, main, key, central, leading, major, top, topmost, dominant;
informal number-one.
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