dominance

noun

ˈdä-mə-nən(t)s How to pronounce dominance (audio)
Definition of dominancenext
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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2
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 new-look squad, featuring a likely 4-3-3 formation, faces early tests against Atletico Madrid and Barcelona, crucial for proving if Mourinho's second tenure can reclaim dominance. — Sam Leveridge, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026 The event is expected to focus on how tech leaders can strengthen America’s innovative and technological dominance. — Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 19 Aug. 2026 Anthropic is pulling ahead of OpenAI in the frontier model race, laying the foundations for a new hierarchy of dominance within the rapidly developing artificial intelligence sector. — Tobias Burns, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026 No coalition can keep the WTO relevant, ensure the dollar’s dominance, or open the Strait of Hormuz. — Mark Leonard, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dominance
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  1. domination
  2. superiority
  3. supremacy
  4. reputation
  5. dominion
  6. distinction
  7. sovereignty
  8. primacy
Noun
  • This was the Blond Ambition summer on the small screen — a wave of platinum domination entirely unrelated to the release of a new Madonna album.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2026
  • For the Muslim-majority regions that had once seen themselves as centers of learning and power, European domination over parts of Asia – including South Asia and Southeast Asia, Africa and the Middle East – was seen as humiliating.
    — Mimi Hanaoka, The Conversation, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of domination
Noun
  • Across a few overs, Cox was guilty of trying to steer a fifth stump line into the leg side, drawn in by the vacant space, but also his own apparent superiority over the bowler.
    — Ben Jones, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Unlike his predecessors, Fedorov publicly laid out a strategy to defeat Russia through attrition and technological superiority.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of superiority
Noun
  • Within the music industry, Knight's Death Row Records and Sean Combs' Bad Boy Records vied for market share, publicity, and supremacy in the hip-hop world.
    — Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • While the reform and opening-up era brought some efforts to distinguish the roles of the party and the state, Xi has extended the party’s supremacy across all areas of society.
    — Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of supremacy
Noun
  • The manager didn’t need to hop around as intensely as his reputation demands.
    — Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Known to many as YGR, Gonzalez Rogers has developed a reputation for her no-nonsense attitude.
    — Jeffrey Kopp, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of reputation
Noun
  • When Heilmann arrived in New York in 1968, minimalism, post-minimalism, and Conceptual art were turning the city into one enormous male dominion.
    — Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The mandate was awarded to Great Britain but was to be exercised by South Africa (then a dominion within the British Empire).
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of dominion
Noun
  • If consumers are inclined to believe a company behaved badly, the distinction between firing and non-renewal disappears.
    — Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026
  • That distinction is what policy is for — and what the AI copyright debate still too often misses.
    — David Woodard, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of distinction
Noun
  • Regional conflicts disrupt stability, while economic security and technological sovereignty take on greater weight relative to the interconnectedness that characterized previous decades of globalization.
    — Armand Arton, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • To deter China from threatening its sovereignty, Taiwan could restrict its critical semiconductor industry.
    — Mark Leonard, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of sovereignty
Noun
  • The relative ease of his operation to remove Nicolás Maduro, the Venezuelan President, from office likely convinced him of the overwhelming primacy of American power.
    — Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 20 Aug. 2026
  • No rival great power has seriously challenged American primacy—not even China, which has been content to sit back and take advantage of the economic opportunities made possible by the American provision of security.
    — MARC LYNCH, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
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