1
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
Then people get exasperated, start talking about judicial supremacy, and try to chop the Court off at its knees by seeking traditional amendment instead.
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Big Think, 10 Oct. 2025
The American experiment was never about party supremacy.
—John H Bolthouse, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Oct. 2025
Hence, signature designs were revisited with an opulent or crafty twist; ‘90s references and minimal aesthetics were elevated via luxe materials, and new colors challenged the recent supremacy of burgundy and brown shades.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025
Hothead dreams neither of lesbian supremacy nor of assimilation but of a radical fluidity.
—Jo Livingstone, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
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Big Think, 10 Oct. 2025
The American experiment was never about party supremacy.
—John H Bolthouse, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Oct. 2025
Hence, signature designs were revisited with an opulent or crafty twist; ‘90s references and minimal aesthetics were elevated via luxe materials, and new colors challenged the recent supremacy of burgundy and brown shades.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025
Hothead dreams neither of lesbian supremacy nor of assimilation but of a radical fluidity.
—Jo Livingstone, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for supremacy
Noun
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With these findings, sodium-ion batteries may finally challenge lithium-ion dominance while also contributing to cleaner energy solutions and addressing freshwater scarcity.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Oct. 2025
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So, the defense doubled down on dominance in crunch time.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Oct. 2025
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Therefore, when aiming for excellence, everyone must also work toward the same goal.—
Prof. Dr. med. Mazda Farshad,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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Just as Sidney Poitier broke barriers with grace and purpose, these artists carry that same fire forward, redefining excellence, and reminding us that legacy is earned through courage and faith.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
20 Oct. 2025
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Europeans, including Las Casas initially, claimed superiority as Christians, as most of the Africans Europeans encountered were either Muslim or animist.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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Their innovation is to replace the demagogue’s roar with the bureaucrat’s moral superiority.—
Alexis Coe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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After a slow opening two weeks, the explosive plays are back for Mahomes and the Chiefs, culminating in their 31-0 domination of the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday.—
Ben Morse,
CNN Money,
22 Oct. 2025
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Matthew Stafford put together an incredible performance in the Los Angeles Rams’ 35-7 domination of the Jacksonville Jaguars in London on Sunday.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
19 Oct. 2025
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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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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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But Ukraine says Russia is waging an imperial war of conquest to eradicate Ukrainian sovereignty and identity, and illegally bring it under Kremlin control.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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More than 15,000 Haitians lost their lives fighting against the United States’ seizure of Haitian sovereignty, including Charlemagne Péralte, the subject of Yveline Alexis’s engrossing and tragic account of the Occupation.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Supremacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supremacy. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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