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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
Whoopi Goldberg wore an off-the-shoulder, shiny latex navy dress that was giving Gabby’s roundtable domination on Traitors last week.
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Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 2 Mar. 2025
Kieran Culkin Wins, Again, for A Real Pain — and Performs Stand-Up During His Acceptance Speech
11 hr 39 min ago
Kieran Culkin's awards season domination continued, with the A Real Pain star winning, again, for his performance in the dramedy at the SAG Awards on Sunday.
—Lindsay Kimble, People.com, 24 Feb. 2025
Jony and Line compete like gang members for affection and domination against bawdy Jane (Anamaria Vartolomei) and Rudy (Julien Manier), who wield laser swords and decapitate their enemies.
—Armond White, National Review, 14 Mar. 2025
Their arrival back on the big stage coincided with the beginning of City’s era of domination in their second year under Pep Guardiola.
—Andy Naylor, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025
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Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 2 Mar. 2025
Kieran Culkin Wins, Again, for A Real Pain — and Performs Stand-Up During His Acceptance Speech
11 hr 39 min ago
Kieran Culkin's awards season domination continued, with the A Real Pain star winning, again, for his performance in the dramedy at the SAG Awards on Sunday.
—Lindsay Kimble, People.com, 24 Feb. 2025
Jony and Line compete like gang members for affection and domination against bawdy Jane (Anamaria Vartolomei) and Rudy (Julien Manier), who wield laser swords and decapitate their enemies.
—Armond White, National Review, 14 Mar. 2025
Their arrival back on the big stage coincided with the beginning of City’s era of domination in their second year under Pep Guardiola.
—Andy Naylor, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for domination
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The stablecoin industry is witnessing a wave of strategic acquisitions as companies position themselves for dominance in the rapidly expanding digital payments landscape.—
Boaz Sobrado,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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From the early days of Bill Russell to the modern-day dominance of Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, the series captures the spirit of a franchise that has stood at the crossroads of basketball excellence and societal evolution.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
20 Mar. 2025
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An initial assessment suggests the items were buried around the time of the Roman conquest of southern Britain, in the first century AD.—
Lianne Kolirin,
CNN,
25 Mar. 2025
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The conquest of love will not be abstract but vividly concrete for everyone, especially young people, and soon.—
Jaron Lanier,
The New Yorker,
22 Mar. 2025
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Historically, imperialist leaders have used military conquest, economic coercion or diplomatic pressure to expand their dominions, and justified their foreign incursions as civilizing missions, economic opportunities or national security imperatives.—
Monica Duffy Toft,
The Conversation,
20 Feb. 2025
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Kanye West goes on another antisemitic rant, defends Diddy, declares ‘dominion’ over wife.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2025
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That’s the natural end point of Roberts’s vision of Presidential supremacy.—
Cristian Farias,
The New Yorker,
26 Mar. 2025
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Xenoblade’s supremacy The Xenoblade franchise has pushed the RPG genre forward in multiple ways.—
Hayes Madsen,
Rolling Stone,
19 Mar. 2025
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This would apply to all mineral resources, including oil and gas, and major energy assets which Ukrainian officials fear would undermine their nation's sovereignty.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Mar. 2025
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On Thursday, organizers apologized for displaying the flag of Taiwan for a skater rather than the emblem of Chinese Taipei, which is displayed by organizers to connote a connection between Taiwan and China without explicitly backing Taiwan’s claim to sovereignty.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Domination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/domination. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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