as in dominance
controlling power or influence over others
the predominance of the Dutch in international trade during the 17th century
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Recent Examples of predominance
In Minnesota, despite predominance of corn and soybeans, oats and barley remain viable and are competing crops using near-identical inputs.
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Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 20 July 2025
The droid suggests the predominance of Disney’s commercial priorities over Gilroy’s yearning for adult drama.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 21 May 2025
Donald Trump has proposed instead for the United States to use its economic and military predominance as tools of naked coercion, dispensing entirely with the niceties of international agreements and even domestic constitutional constraint.
—Margaret MacMillan, The Atlantic, 30 Apr. 2025
Though beauty is still largely a brick-and-mortar business and the company’s predominance in physical retail isn’t new, the next 35 years entail looking at the future of eventing and IRL experiences to maintain existing customers and attract new ones.
—James Manso, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 20 July 2025
The droid suggests the predominance of Disney’s commercial priorities over Gilroy’s yearning for adult drama.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 21 May 2025
Donald Trump has proposed instead for the United States to use its economic and military predominance as tools of naked coercion, dispensing entirely with the niceties of international agreements and even domestic constitutional constraint.
—Margaret MacMillan, The Atlantic, 30 Apr. 2025
Though beauty is still largely a brick-and-mortar business and the company’s predominance in physical retail isn’t new, the next 35 years entail looking at the future of eventing and IRL experiences to maintain existing customers and attract new ones.
—James Manso, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for predominance
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Turmoil and disruption in the traditional television business, from the new dominance of YouTube and streaming platforms to the rise of AI, will dominate conversations at the international TV confab MIPCOM Cannes.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Oct. 2025
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In a battle for NFC supremacy, Tampa Bay exerted its dominance while the Niners’ season — which looked so promising last Thursday — appears to be in total flux following the likely season-ending injury to Fred Warner and San Francisco’s floundering performance.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
13 Oct. 2025
Noun
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These are clear moves for cross-ownership, industry consolidation, and sectoral domination.—
Asad Ramzanali,
Time,
6 Oct. 2025
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Not long after Scopely set out on this path, then-Disney execs Tim O’Brien and Javier Ferreira joined Driver in his quest for mobile-gaming domination.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Then people get exasperated, start talking about judicial supremacy, and try to chop the Court off at its knees by seeking traditional amendment instead.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
10 Oct. 2025
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The American experiment was never about party supremacy.—
John H Bolthouse,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
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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There is only one holistic system of systems, one vast and immane, interwoven, interacting, multivariate, multinational dominion of dollars.—
Merrill Markoe,
Rolling Stone,
23 Sep. 2025
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The filing argues that the deployment violates local sovereignty and constitutional limits on the use of military force in domestic law enforcement.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025
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The Patriots are united by anti-migrant rhetoric, a critical stance toward EU policies tackling climate change, and the protection of national sovereignty.—
Karel Janicek,
Fortune,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Predominance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predominance. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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