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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
Just simple domination by the Florida Panthers on their home ice that has the potential to flip the Stanley Cup Final fully in their favor.
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 10 June 2025
His administration approached leadership not as domination but as facilitation.
—Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
The group’s No. 1 run began in July 2019, when Del Barrio Hasta Aquí debuted at the summit, becoming its longest-leading set to date, with an 18-week domination.
—Griselda Flores, Billboard, 17 June 2025
Their deaths have added to the frustrations that Democrats are too weak to effectively counter Trump’s domination of Washington.
—Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 13 June 2025
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 10 June 2025
His administration approached leadership not as domination but as facilitation.
—Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
The group’s No. 1 run began in July 2019, when Del Barrio Hasta Aquí debuted at the summit, becoming its longest-leading set to date, with an 18-week domination.
—Griselda Flores, Billboard, 17 June 2025
Their deaths have added to the frustrations that Democrats are too weak to effectively counter Trump’s domination of Washington.
—Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 13 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for domination
Noun
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Dominating Grocery Walmart’s dominance is most pronounced in grocery.—
Pamela N. Danziger,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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This launched an era of dominance with a string of classic main events.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 June 2025
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His parents, Polish immigrants who fled German conquest and discrimination, took Indian land—and felt shame over doing so, having been uprooted themselves.—
Lily Meyer,
The Atlantic,
27 June 2025
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Wine production declined somewhat but still survived through Byzantine, North African, and Arab rule and was revitalized and then almost taxed out of existence after the Norman conquest in the 11th century CE.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
23 June 2025
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After confederation, Canada strove to be the most British dominion in the British empire.—
Stephen Marche,
The Atlantic,
1 July 2025
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These were inhabitants of the Real East Coast who, even in the late 2000s, were still under the impression that hip-hop’s having been created in their territory granted them indefinite dominion over how the genre’s rhythm and presentation were supposed to feel.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
23 June 2025
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The lights go up in Sin City on Sunday night as defending champion Mexico faces Costa Rica with Group A supremacy and a smoother road to the final on the line.—
Jenny Catlin,
New York Times,
22 June 2025
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One of them, Illinois coach Bret Bielema believes, is an end to the notion of the Southeastern Conference’s supremacy.—
Kalen Lumpkins,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2025
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In his latest book, Is a River Alive?, Macfarlane travels to three very different rivers (in Ecuador, India and Quebec) to examine the question of a river’s sovereignty.—
Brianne Kane,
Scientific American,
1 July 2025
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The United States is declining into authoritarianism and threatening Canada’s sovereignty.—
Stephen Marche,
The Atlantic,
1 July 2025
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“Domination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/domination. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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