supremacy
noun
su·prem·a·cy
sə-ˈpre-mə-sē 
sü-,
also -ˈprē-
plural supremacies
1
: the quality or state of being supreme
especially
: a position of unquestioned authority, dominance, or influence
military/naval supremacy
In the 20th century, two completely different models of how to run an economy battled for supremacy. —
Bill McKibben
Bill McKibben Natal's well-watered valleys … became by the end of the 18th century the site of a contest for supremacy … —Noel Mostert
Noel Mostert Every high school boasts its elite squad of lookers: sparkling teeth, merciless anatomy, sunny filaments of hair … . Between classes, they parade down the halls, trooping their supremacies like Clydesdales. —Richard Lacayo
Richard Lacayo 2
: ultimate authority or power
belief in the supremacy of God
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Examples of supremacy in a Sentence
the Roman empire had supremacy over the entire Mediterranean world
the supremacy of cashmere among wools accounts for its high price
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The move increases the giant’s leverage over OpenAI, and indicates that, in the battle for AI supremacy, big tech companies with mammoth computing power may prevail over the smaller labs where the AI revolution began.
—Billy Perrigo, TIME, 30 May 2024
Who is this shaman sage of sandwich supremacy, a Zen master of mayonnaise?
—David John Chávez, The Mercury News, 24 May 2024
In Memphis and beyond, Wells spurred uprisings that sought to dismantle these supremacies of racial capitalism.
—Faron Levesque, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2024
Superpowers led by the US and European Union have funneled nearly $81 billion toward cranking out the next generation of semiconductors, escalating a global showdown with China for chip supremacy.
—Gao Yuan, Fortune Asia, 11 May 2024
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Billy Perrigo, TIME, 30 May 2024
Who is this shaman sage of sandwich supremacy, a Zen master of mayonnaise?
—David John Chávez, The Mercury News, 24 May 2024
In Memphis and beyond, Wells spurred uprisings that sought to dismantle these supremacies of racial capitalism.
—Faron Levesque, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2024
Superpowers led by the US and European Union have funneled nearly $81 billion toward cranking out the next generation of semiconductors, escalating a global showdown with China for chip supremacy.
—Gao Yuan, Fortune Asia, 11 May 2024
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“Supremacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supremacy. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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supremacy
noun
su·prem·a·cy
sə-ˈprem-ə-sē
plural supremacies
1
: the quality or state of being supreme
2
: supreme authority or power
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