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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
The next several minutes after Makar’s goal were total domination by the visitors.
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Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 17 Oct. 2025
For starters, Bad Bunny is of a piece with the NFL’s plans for world domination.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 17 Oct. 2025
While Louis Vuitton, Chanel and Hermes maintained domination as the top three brands, there was a dark horse stealing the search bar.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 17 Oct. 2025
But over the past year, YouTube’s domination of The Gauge has unnerved executives at some competitors.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2025
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Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 17 Oct. 2025
For starters, Bad Bunny is of a piece with the NFL’s plans for world domination.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 17 Oct. 2025
While Louis Vuitton, Chanel and Hermes maintained domination as the top three brands, there was a dark horse stealing the search bar.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 17 Oct. 2025
But over the past year, YouTube’s domination of The Gauge has unnerved executives at some competitors.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for domination
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Ix Ch’ak Ch’een may have wielded significant power, as the inscriptions connect her to Testigo Cielo, a key figure in the Kaanuˀl dynasty, known for its dominance during this Mayan period.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
27 Oct. 2025
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His best finish this season was third at LIV Golf Indianapolis, and he’s acknowledged that his form hasn’t matched his past dominance.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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May our next adventures be lessons — not in conquest, but in openness.—
Wilson Santiago Burgos,
USA Today,
26 Oct. 2025
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Such complicity will damage national security by strengthening enemies, driving away allies, harming international trade, increasing nuclear proliferation, encouraging new wars of territorial conquest, and ending America’s role as leader of the free world.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
23 Oct. 2025
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But what kind of democracy could that system be, which perpetuated colonial dominion by securing all the key elements to benefit France: the monetary system, foreign affairs, education, business, and much more.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Oct. 2025
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In exchange for some $200 million per season, NBC and Peacock will assume dominion over the Sunday Night Baseball package from which ESPN uncoupled itself in February.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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With Charlotte rookie center Ryan Kalkbrenner dominating on the interior, Drummond came off the bench and grabbed 13 rebounds in 15 minutes.—
Tony Jones,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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The Dodgers have earned the break with a dominating performance over the Milwaukee Brewers, culminating in Shohei Ohtani’s historic exclamation point in Game 4.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
19 Oct. 2025
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So the method here is to co-opt the hysterical semiotics of alt-righters for sickle supremacy.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
24 Oct. 2025
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Or will Sora 2 just be a flash in the pan that fails to weaken Meta’s social media supremacy?—
Paulina Likos,
CNBC,
24 Oct. 2025
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Their vision of Canadian sovereignty, linked to the preservation of social democracy and protected from American influence, was simply no longer relevant.—
Dónal Gill,
The Dial,
28 Oct. 2025
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Taiwan, under President Lai Ching-te, has asserted its sovereignty in new and destabilizing ways, casting its political system as separate from and threatened by the mainland’s.—
STEPHEN WERTHEIM,
Foreign Affairs,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Domination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/domination. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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