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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
Verb
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The Yankees dominated Saturday against the Houston Astros, winning 9-3.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
2 Mar. 2025
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Honestly, Nevermind dominated in 2022 with 204,000 units.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
Verb
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This is a very different experience from dictating.—
Simon Mainwaring,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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Where image once dictated sound, sound can now influence, if not direct, the image and the edit.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2025
Verb
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My piece is about all of the bills being passed to oppress the identities of people who don’t fit into society’s idea of men and women, let alone people outside the gender binary.—
The Learning Network,
New York Times,
16 Jan. 2025
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In this sense, the Mormon leader purports to advance both the formal law of the land on Utah Territory and more elemental notions of justice — even while simultaneously playing the role of both oppressor and oppressed.—
Michael M. Rosen,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
7 Feb. 2025
Verb
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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
Verb
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There are more and more women mastering engineers but there’s still not that many.—
Charles Moss,
SPIN,
26 Feb. 2025
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Technology can sometimes feel overwhelming, but mastering a few simple tricks can make life much easier.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Domineer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/domineer. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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