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as in dominance
controlling power or influence over others
the Roman empire had supremacy over the entire Mediterranean world
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as in excellence
exceptionally high quality
the supremacy of cashmere among wools accounts for its high price
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as in superiority
the fact or state of being above others in rank or importance
England's maritime supremacy in the 18th century
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Recent Examples of supremacy
Fox News has since dominated the race for cable news supremacy, according to Mediaite.
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Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 18 Dec. 2024
Much has been written about Spotify's supremacy as a streaming service, in great part due to its music discovery algorithms and recommendation engine built on collaborative filtering model, NLP and audio models.
—Diana Spehar, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Glinda’s naturally assumed supremacy is apparent from her attention-grabbing arrival along the waterways in a gondola loaded with pink luggage.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Nov. 2024
Both teams were vying for NWSL supremacy and a win from either team would give them sole control.
—Kyle Foley, Orlando Sentinel, 16 Nov. 2024
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Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 18 Dec. 2024
Much has been written about Spotify's supremacy as a streaming service, in great part due to its music discovery algorithms and recommendation engine built on collaborative filtering model, NLP and audio models.
—Diana Spehar, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Glinda’s naturally assumed supremacy is apparent from her attention-grabbing arrival along the waterways in a gondola loaded with pink luggage.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Nov. 2024
Both teams were vying for NWSL supremacy and a win from either team would give them sole control.
—Kyle Foley, Orlando Sentinel, 16 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for supremacy
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As the world embraces zero-emission vehicles, Thailand has been courting Chinese automakers, which in their quest for global dominance have spent more than $1.4 billion here as of last year to build EV factories.Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
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Because of Pantoja’s dominance, the UFC has had to dig deeper into the rankings to find title challengers.Brian Mazique, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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The Daily Pennsylvanian—Penn’s student newspaper—reported that Mangione founded the school’s Game Research and Development Environment club and that he was inducted into the Eta Kappa Nu honor society for excellence in electrical and computer engineering before graduating in 2020.Molly Bohannon, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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The Lumiere Awards are presented annually to honor technical and creative excellence in motion pictures, episodic and new media content.Carolyn Giardina, Variety, 20 Dec. 2024
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Players in the space vary from fledgling startups to tech behemoths, all with their own claims about superiority and future capabilities.Erin Brodwin, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
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Arrogance is the mind’s attempt to mask insecurity with a sense of superiority.Darla Beam, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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The sheer domination is impressive, but the researchers emphasize the seriousness of the crimes.Lily Hay Newman, WIRED, 26 Dec. 2024
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But car domination would come later, so for the first few decades, MCS was a thriving elegant engine of everyday life.Patrick Sauer, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
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Education was considered an individual pursuit marked by moral excellency and only the students who did the best in school would have proceeded to higher education.Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 12 Nov. 2024
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Zurich said the Game Changer Award pays tribute to excellency in the film business with a focus on leaders that not only cherish change and forward-thinking approaches in the business, but also stand for the DNA of what cinema has represented since its invention.Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2024
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While Indy revels in each discovery, from prehistoric caves to Art Deco images in magazines, art for Voss is merely an instrument by which the Nazis will enhance their own dominion.Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2024
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Answering the summons of McCabe and others, thousands of Black people chose to forsake the dominion of Jim Crow for Oklahoma.Caleb Gayle, The Atlantic, 17 Dec. 2024
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Beyond these territorial claims, Trump has also played fast and loose with national sovereignty in other ways, threatening for example to invade Mexico to fight drug cartels.New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 29 Dec. 2024
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The Panama Canal Authority has maintained full control of the canal since 1999, when Panama regained sovereignty over the waterway.Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Supremacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supremacy. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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