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Influential

/ˌɪnfluˈɛnʃəl/
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(adj) Having or exerting influence.

He's very influential in the world of medicine.
Rousseau was mad but influential; Hume was sane but had no followers.
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The scientist is very ____ in her field and her research is cited by experts all over the world.

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