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
Next week, Wuthering Heights and GOAT's dominance seems assured, unless A24's financial drama How to Make a Killing, starring Glen Powell and Margaret Qualley, can stage an upset.
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Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Feb. 2026
Bird talked the talk and walked the walk — thus setting the path for his trail of dominance in the event.
—David Aldridge, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2026
Ultimately positioning Texas as a global hub for dominance.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
Alongside the continued dominance of genre packages, such as horror, action and thrillers, more films about relationships and romance have hit the market, hoping to make buyers’ hearts (and budgets) flutter.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for dominance
Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Feb. 2026
Bird talked the talk and walked the walk — thus setting the path for his trail of dominance in the event.
—David Aldridge, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2026
Ultimately positioning Texas as a global hub for dominance.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
Alongside the continued dominance of genre packages, such as horror, action and thrillers, more films about relationships and romance have hit the market, hoping to make buyers’ hearts (and budgets) flutter.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for dominance
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dominance
Noun
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The reasons for this domination are simple.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Feb. 2026
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Some Republican states are pushing to reduce the American Bar Association’s long domination in accrediting law schools.—
Ella Lee,
The Hill,
11 Feb. 2026
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Despite the contradiction, this strategy worked because elites are universally perceived as out of touch with the real world – with privileged and sheltered life experience that begets a sense of superiority.—
Alexa Beck,
Fortune,
15 Feb. 2026
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The result is a battlefield where concealment is harder, decision cycles are faster, and information superiority increasingly depends on who can best collect, process, and act on what their satellites see.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Feb. 2026
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Around this time, the city-state of Carthage, in what is now Tunisia, was battling with the Roman Republic for supremacy in the Mediterranean.—
Jack Guy,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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The pastoralist Maasai people, for instance, who also live in the region, have successfully been vying for supremacy with lions for hundreds of years.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Feb. 2026
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Wentworth explained why Hunter could go far in the game due to his reputation as a loyal ally.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
19 Feb. 2026
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The Epstein files have forced boards of directors to protect their companies’ reputation.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
18 Feb. 2026
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The driver is dominion, not religion.—
Josef Joffe,
The Atlantic,
14 Feb. 2026
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Cosmological queries were the dominion of philosophers, says Jenann Ismael—herself a philosopher of physics at Johns Hopkins University.—
Sarah Scoles,
Scientific American,
10 Feb. 2026
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But only one of them will be able to lay full claim to that distinction once the results on the March 3 primary are in.—
John C. Moritz,
Austin American Statesman,
16 Feb. 2026
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Paula Wallace, the founder and president of the Savannah College of Art and Design, can add a new distinction to her résumé.—
James Manso,
Footwear News,
16 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Suggesting even nominal support for Israeli sovereignty over much of the Middle East is an unprecedented departure from American foreign policy.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
21 Feb. 2026
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This unit will also enforce Florida’s existing foreign adversary laws — including restrictions on land ownership — and expand accountability to companies and individuals aligned with hostile regimes that threaten Floridians’ privacy, security and sovereignty.—
February 17,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 Feb. 2026
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Debate over this culminated in the stakeholder capitalism notion pronounced by the Business Roundtable and signed onto by almost 200 public company CEOs shortly before the pandemic, which rejected the shareholder primacy theory, long the foundation of corporate governance.—
Robert Profusek,
Fortune,
11 Feb. 2026
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Thus, a theatrical window of sufficient length is vital to protect the level and duration of cultural primacy needed to create enduring value.—
Joseph M. Singer,
Deadline,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Dominance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dominance. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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