1
as in domination
controlling power or influence over others
although Napoléon had achieved dominance over the European continent, Great Britain still ruled the waves
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as in superiority
the fact or state of being above others in rank or importance
the university was recognized for its dominance in the field of ancient Greek history
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Recent Examples of dominance
The numbers, both traditional and advanced, back up the Avalanche’s dominance.
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Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 8 Nov. 2025
League dominance With their perfect 4-0 Metro Mesa League season, Mater Dei Catholic has now won 22 straight league games.
—Kevin J. Farmer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Nov. 2025
The strong presence reflects South Korea’s rising dominance in the global beauty market and particularly in the Middle East.
—Ritu Upadhyay, Footwear News, 7 Nov. 2025
With their home crowd behind them in Hartford and a veteran-laden roster built for big moments, UConn looks to assert its dominance early.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025
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Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 8 Nov. 2025
League dominance With their perfect 4-0 Metro Mesa League season, Mater Dei Catholic has now won 22 straight league games.
—Kevin J. Farmer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Nov. 2025
The strong presence reflects South Korea’s rising dominance in the global beauty market and particularly in the Middle East.
—Ritu Upadhyay, Footwear News, 7 Nov. 2025
With their home crowd behind them in Hartford and a veteran-laden roster built for big moments, UConn looks to assert its dominance early.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dominance
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Everything bops breezily along, stopping occasionally to have Dek growl maxims about strength through domination, and observe a decapitation or two.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
4 Nov. 2025
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By 1974, though, many women had already discarded those notions as instruments of domination, psychic equivalents of the whalebone corset.—
James Marcus,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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These are the questions that have plagued the American public since the Euphoria and Anyone But You actor dared to gesture toward a blatant superiority as one of the most notable hot people right now.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
4 Nov. 2025
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The pact is aimed at securing an edge over China in the race for tech superiority, Bloomberg noted.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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But a couple of decades later, the rise of big-box retailers that boasted lower prices, like Walmart and Target, challenged that supremacy.—
Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
7 Nov. 2025
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In benchmark tests using Random Circuit Sampling (RCS), the same method used by Google to demonstrate quantum supremacy, Helios achieved results that would be practically impossible for any classical supercomputer.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Nov. 2025
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Zwicky, which scans the night sky with a wide-field camera, has a reputation of enabling astronomers to discover transients or fleeting cosmic phenomena, such as quickly flaring supernovae.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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Each partnership underscores the home’s growing reputation as a hub for connection, celebration, and cultural impact.—
Essence,
Essence,
7 Nov. 2025
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Stars asserted dominion over their kingdom, their names airbrushed on walls (Bow Wow) and etched into marble floors (Missy Elliott).—
Kim Hew-Low,
The Atlantic,
10 Nov. 2025
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The history of premodern Southeast Asia, where small kingdoms competed and traded without coming under the dominion of China or India, suggests a different model.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
5 Nov. 2025
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Instead, Gorsuch has drawn a distinction between the right to marry and the right to decline expressive participation in a ceremony.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
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Gill will accept the distinction during Country Music’s Biggest Night, which will stream the following day on Hulu, after a special tribute performance.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
10 Nov. 2025
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As South Asian publics have pushed back against governments closely aligned with New Delhi, Beijing has asserted itself, courting new regimes with loans and military hardware and stressing respect for their sovereignty.—
MUHIB RAHMAN,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Nov. 2025
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Leader Xi Jinping has pushed to modernize the military, particularly the navy, to challenge US dominance in the South China Sea and assert sovereignty claims over Taiwan.—
Brendan Ruberry,
semafor.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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Like the larger Sureños gang, their members generally recognize the primacy of the Mexican Mafia prison gang, and use the color blue and the number 13 as symbols.—
Harry Harris,
Mercury News,
29 Oct. 2025
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Scholar Mary Jane Edwards is one who asserts the book’s primacy.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Dominance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dominance. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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