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as in dominance
controlling power or influence over others
auction houses battling for domination in the high-end art market
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as in conquest
the act or process of bringing someone or something under one's control
the Spanish domination of the Americas in the 16th century
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Recent Examples of domination
The first sign of that one-party domination came Tuesday as House Democrats, led by Rep. Mike Gottlieb, D-Davie, tried and failed to stop Republicans from keeping in place strict time restrictions on floor debate.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 20 Nov. 2024
The fall of the Berlin Wall and dissolution of the Soviet empire perversely encouraged the United States to spike national security spending, expand its global military profile aiming at world domination and fight more rather than fewer wars.
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 1 Nov. 2024
The craving for power and domination dwarfs all other hormonal gratifications.
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 29 Nov. 2024
The case has become emblematic of rape culture and male domination the world over.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 28 Nov. 2024
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 20 Nov. 2024
The fall of the Berlin Wall and dissolution of the Soviet empire perversely encouraged the United States to spike national security spending, expand its global military profile aiming at world domination and fight more rather than fewer wars.
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 1 Nov. 2024
The craving for power and domination dwarfs all other hormonal gratifications.
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 29 Nov. 2024
The case has become emblematic of rape culture and male domination the world over.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 28 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for domination
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The mentalist's late night dominance extended to the next generation of talk shows, guesting on several episodes of shows hosted by David Letterman, Howard Stern, and Jimmy Fallon.Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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Chinese market share dominance ranges from a low of 70% for cathodes up to 85% for anodes.Steve Banker, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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Of course, by the end of the 1930s, the Nazi conquest of Europe had driven a dramatic swing in U.S. public opinion away from Borah’s isolationist daydream.Mitch McConnell, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2024
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Dating work on the pottery nuclei revealed that most of them probably also date to the Hellenistic period, or the later Roman to Byzantine periods, which spanned from 63 B.C. until the early Islamic conquests of the 7th century A.D.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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The Trees Arrive Around 50 Million Years Later While sharks expanded their dominion of the seas, the land was barren and inhospitable, with even small plants struggling to gain a foothold.Scott Travers, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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For now, the pod of orcas continues its dominion over the southern Gulf of California.Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Dec. 2024
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The Nusra Front then became Al Qaeda’s Syria affiliate and later battled ISIS for supremacy in the battle against Assad.Freddie Clayton, NBC News, 9 Dec. 2024
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The filing draws heavily on the principle of presidential immunity, as detailed by a long-standing DOJ policy, which argues that criminal proceedings against a sitting president would undermine the separation of powers and violate the supremacy clause of the Constitution.Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Dec. 2024
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This gives countries true financial sovereignty impossible with traditional reserve assets like gold or foreign currencies.Andrey Sergeenkov, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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The moves sparked a wave of opprobrium from Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Qatar, which accused Israel of attacking Syria’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Domination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/domination. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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