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coming before all others in importance
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Recent Examples of dominant
The Belmont recruit scored the lone goal and led a dominant defensive performance as host Lincoln-Way East held on for a 1-0 SouthWest Suburban Conference win over Lincoln-Way West in Frankfort.
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Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
Concrete, the structure’s dominant material, may be a synonym for fixed and definite, but the experience within is inescapably fluid.
—Leah Ollman, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
The Detroit Pistons have had the Knicks’ number, sure, in dominant fashion at that, this season.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026
The high school rostered a trans pitcher on its softball team last season who emerged as a dominant force en route to a state championship last year.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2026
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Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
Concrete, the structure’s dominant material, may be a synonym for fixed and definite, but the experience within is inescapably fluid.
—Leah Ollman, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
The Detroit Pistons have had the Knicks’ number, sure, in dominant fashion at that, this season.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026
The high school rostered a trans pitcher on its softball team last season who emerged as a dominant force en route to a state championship last year.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dominant
Adjective
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The rooms There are a dozen entry-level rooms in the curvy main building, and several outrageously large residences and villas right on the beach.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Apr. 2026
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For the tribe, its main objective is to repatriate the remains of their ancestors — a process that often involves gathering the remains and artifacts and burying them together in a spot on the site that cannot be disturbed.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Warm and slightly muggy conditions will be the predominant theme for the Pirates home opener game this evening.—
Trey Fulbright,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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First, the predominant previous assessment of many pundits that Gulf states’ collective large investments in defense were prestige driven — as opposed to a necessity — has fallen flat on its face.—
Faisal J. Abbas,
semafor.com,
27 Mar. 2026
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The Wolves expect to challenge for Porter County Conference and postseason titles, and Powell is prepared to be a primary contributor.—
Michael Osipoff,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
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Industry leaders said some migrant workers employed by the textile companies were struggling to secure liquified petroleum gas, the primary cooking fuel.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2026
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The filmmaking team that has worked on the last nine or 10 Saw films did an extraordinary job, [and] James Wan has become one of the foremost filmmakers in that space since working on [the first] Saw.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Apr. 2026
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And of course, the foremost reason is nobody could image into the brain before, until photon microscopy became available.—
Amanda Erickson,
STAT,
7 Apr. 2026
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The National Park Service long believed the 2,990-acre island was big enough to support 130 horses, but that has changed.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Apr. 2026
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What is expected to be the biggest gathering of possible Democratic 2028 presidential hopefuls is set to happen at the convention for the National Action Network, an organization dedicated to fighting for civil rights and equality.—
Hannah Demissie,
ABC News,
8 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Hib was a leading cause of bacterial meningitis in kids under age 5 at the time.—
Erika Edwards,
NBC news,
2 Apr. 2026
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Both have grown into leading robotaxi providers in an emerging industry that's recently tipped into the mainstream.—
Evelyn Cheng,Lora Kolodny,Matthew Chin,
CNBC,
1 Apr. 2026
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Ben Saraf, making his first start since March 25, added eight early points, and the Nets closed the quarter on a 10-0 run to take a 30-29 lead into the second.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
8 Apr. 2026
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The Dilworth-South End border along the railroad back in 1988 was not the safest place; Thai Taste was robbed in its first six months of operations, and someone even came into the dining room and stole a customer’s purse during service.—
Timothy DePeugh,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Dominant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dominant. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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