as in domination
controlling power or influence over others
European intellectuals have long debated the consequences of the hegemony of American popular culture around the world
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Recent Examples of hegemony
This attitude represents a typical example of hegemony and power politics, something the Chilean people clearly perceive.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
Strasser subverts a familiar narrative among historians of science: that natural history met its demise in the late nineteenth century thanks to the rise of experimentalism and the subsequent hegemony of molecular biology.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 13 Mar. 2025
And if Tehran tries to rebuild, then Israel and the U.S. will have to go back in, until a new regime arises in Tehran that focuses on the welfare of its people instead of domestic, regional and global terror and hegemony.
—Michael Makovsky and John Hannah, Newsweek, 3 Feb. 2025
Historically, Blue Cross Blue Shield has exercised an unchallenged hegemony over Alabama's health insurance market.
—Richard Menger Md Mpa, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
Strasser subverts a familiar narrative among historians of science: that natural history met its demise in the late nineteenth century thanks to the rise of experimentalism and the subsequent hegemony of molecular biology.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 13 Mar. 2025
And if Tehran tries to rebuild, then Israel and the U.S. will have to go back in, until a new regime arises in Tehran that focuses on the welfare of its people instead of domestic, regional and global terror and hegemony.
—Michael Makovsky and John Hannah, Newsweek, 3 Feb. 2025
Historically, Blue Cross Blue Shield has exercised an unchallenged hegemony over Alabama's health insurance market.
—Richard Menger Md Mpa, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hegemony
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While other teams have made more headlines — McLaren’s domination and its team orders, Hamilton’s rollercoaster start at Ferrari, and Red Bull’s second-driver turmoil — Mercedes has enjoyed its best start to a year since 2021.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
2 Apr. 2025
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Four-time national champion Aaron Brooks… faith, domination.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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Lee said Nvidia had previously had strong pricing power due to its dominance of the market for graphics processing units, or GPUs, which are essential to powering generative artificial intelligence models, according to MarketWatch (NWSA-5.52%).—
Britney Nguyen,
Quartz,
3 Apr. 2025
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The heavy push towards BEVs has not turned into dominance, and aggressive targets for their sales are no longer expected to come to fruition.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
3 Apr. 2025
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Those three teams, all of whom made the playoffs last year, were expected to engage in a season-long struggle for NL East supremacy.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
7 Apr. 2025
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Here, Chou is referring to a concept called quantum supremacy, where quantum technology completes complex calculations no classical computer could realistically complete (for example, a five-minute quantum calculation might take 10 septillion years on a binary supercomputer).—
Rachel Curry,
CNBC,
6 Apr. 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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China claims sovereignty over nearly the entire South China Sea and has accused the Philippines—a U.S. treaty ally—of acting as a proxy in American efforts to contain its influence.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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They were met by thousands of U.S. protesters, and a symbolic call for sovereignty turned into a bloody clash, sparking yearslong discussions about how Panama could take over the canal.—
Whitney Eulich,
Christian Science Monitor,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Hegemony.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hegemony. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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