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Recent Examples of domineer
The House speakership vote left the Republican leader domineered by a select group of far-right members who secured radical rules changes and key committee spots, even usurping other Republicans who supported McCarthy from the beginning.
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Prem Thakker, The New Republic, 20 Feb. 2023
Government mandates are currently only allowing 1,200 Venezuelans to come back per week, leaving many stranded for unknown periods of time – and with little choice but to embark on an unofficial jaunt home, which entails paying criminal enterprises that domineer the porous crossings.
—Hollie McKay, Fox News, 21 Aug. 2020
La Vecchia Signora were at their domineering best for the first time in what feels like forever.
—SI.com, 28 Sep. 2019
There, Ned is raised by his domineering mother, Ellen (The Babadook’s Essie Davis, who’s married to Kurzel in real life), once his Irish-convict father, Red (Ben Corbett), exits the picture.
—Isaac Feldberg, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2020
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Prem Thakker, The New Republic, 20 Feb. 2023
Government mandates are currently only allowing 1,200 Venezuelans to come back per week, leaving many stranded for unknown periods of time – and with little choice but to embark on an unofficial jaunt home, which entails paying criminal enterprises that domineer the porous crossings.
—Hollie McKay, Fox News, 21 Aug. 2020
La Vecchia Signora were at their domineering best for the first time in what feels like forever.
—SI.com, 28 Sep. 2019
There, Ned is raised by his domineering mother, Ellen (The Babadook’s Essie Davis, who’s married to Kurzel in real life), once his Irish-convict father, Red (Ben Corbett), exits the picture.
—Isaac Feldberg, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for domineer
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The Polar Vortex parks itself over eastern Canada for the first couple weeks of 2025 and allows these cold shots to slide southeast and dominate the weather east of the Rockies.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 1 Jan. 2025
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Electric sports cars dominate the 0 to 60 mph universe, so automakers are focusing now on what makes internal combustion engines so special, Quiroga said.Morgan Korn, ABC News, 1 Jan. 2025
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Stop letting other people’s fears and limitations dictate what’s possible for you.Melissa Houston, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Even then, though, Buehler hinted that the team’s QO decision would likely dictate his chances of a return.Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
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There’s just not a lot of empathy for a group that historically has had advantages and are naturally more likely and prone to be oppressors than the oppressed.Sean Illing, Vox, 16 Dec. 2024
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After suffering a fierce crackdown by Chinese security forces long accused by the West of oppressing the country's Uyghur minority, a number of Turkestan Islamic Party rebels joined jihadis battling the Syrian government in a civil war that first erupted in 2011.Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
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As a simple but stable system of cryptographic property rights, Bitcoin is a digital, modern-day solution to the problems the U.S. Constitution sought to solve: protecting us from humans who seek to tyrannize us.Edan Yago, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
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Saddam Hussein tyrannized Iraq for 12 years after his troops were routed in Kuwait in 1991.Daniel Treisman, Foreign Affairs, 2 Nov. 2022
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The renowned 2011 film Jiro Dreams of Sushi depicts the enormous challenges in mastering the craft.Akiko Katayama, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
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But mastering live streaming will be crucial for its future as concerns about stagnation and subscriber growth continue to loom.Juliana Kim, NPR, 21 Dec. 2024
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“Domineer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/domineer. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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