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as in conquered
to bring under one's control by force of arms
by 1941 Hitler had dominated much of Europe
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as in overlooked
to look down on
the ruined fortress dominates the town
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Recent Examples of dominated
Green Bay dominated Chicago for years.
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CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026
The junior guard scored 20 points — including a couple of highlight-reel dunks — as host West Aurora dominated crosstown rival East Aurora during an 80-52 Upstate Eight West victory.
—Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2026
This year, Oregon lost to Indiana 30-20 in October, and the Hoosiers have since dominated by winning their first two CFP games.
—The Athletic College Football, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2026
This week’s truncating of the schedule removed whatever pretense remained that Kennedy’s HHS would respect the scientific process for making decisions about vaccines even when that process was dominated by allies who had already taken action to roll back recommendations.
—Grayson Logue, Washington Post, 9 Jan. 2026
The Ethiopian economist worked with African governments over a tumultuous decade dominated by the COVID-19 pandemic that was followed by a period of high inflation, supply chain shocks, and global trade upheavals.
—semafor.com, 9 Jan. 2026
Oh’s research also found that sexualized content dominated Grok’s output, accounting for 85% of all images the chatbot generated.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2026
With a soundtrack that has dominated music spaces around the globe for the past four months, KPop Demon Hunters has repeatedly defied expectations — which is in no small part why Ami feels particularly proud to be representing her community at the biggest music awards in the world.
—Stephen Daw, Billboard, 7 Nov. 2025
While the cast was working on the historical drama overseas, major political headlines dominated feeds back in the States.
—Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026
The junior guard scored 20 points — including a couple of highlight-reel dunks — as host West Aurora dominated crosstown rival East Aurora during an 80-52 Upstate Eight West victory.
—Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2026
This year, Oregon lost to Indiana 30-20 in October, and the Hoosiers have since dominated by winning their first two CFP games.
—The Athletic College Football, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2026
This week’s truncating of the schedule removed whatever pretense remained that Kennedy’s HHS would respect the scientific process for making decisions about vaccines even when that process was dominated by allies who had already taken action to roll back recommendations.
—Grayson Logue, Washington Post, 9 Jan. 2026
The Ethiopian economist worked with African governments over a tumultuous decade dominated by the COVID-19 pandemic that was followed by a period of high inflation, supply chain shocks, and global trade upheavals.
—semafor.com, 9 Jan. 2026
Oh’s research also found that sexualized content dominated Grok’s output, accounting for 85% of all images the chatbot generated.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2026
With a soundtrack that has dominated music spaces around the globe for the past four months, KPop Demon Hunters has repeatedly defied expectations — which is in no small part why Ami feels particularly proud to be representing her community at the biggest music awards in the world.
—Stephen Daw, Billboard, 7 Nov. 2025
While the cast was working on the historical drama overseas, major political headlines dominated feeds back in the States.
—Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dominated
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The museum has never shied away from the more problematic areas of British art history, including art made in countries that Englands conquered or colonized.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
3 Jan. 2026
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Silicon Valley grew convinced that other difficult tasks would soon be conquered.—
Cal Newport,
New Yorker,
27 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Home décor that’s often overlooked?—
Izzy Baskette,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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Additionally, Capra says customizing your hardware is one detail that shouldn't be overlooked to add warmth through personalization.—
Ashlyn Needham,
The Spruce,
8 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine has subdued the most contagious virus on earth.—
Jerome Adams,
Fortune,
8 Jan. 2026
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Nazism’s total domination politically and socially found an aesthetic counterpart in the visual reduction of bodies to things, ecstatically subdued before the hypnotic power of a leader, force, or sublime beauty.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Francis, for his part, subjected the Church’s right wing to closer scrutiny by the Vatican.—
Paul Elie,
New Yorker,
5 Jan. 2026
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The 2025 evaluation subjected electric vehicles to some of the harshest real-world conditions in the global auto industry.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Dec. 2025
Verb
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The first turned a fourth-quarter fumble into a 59-yard score when Achane burst through a tired, and seemingly defeated Buffalo defensive front and outsprinted the Bills’ entire secondary to the end zone.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
9 Nov. 2025
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In nonplayoff action, Ben Chen rushed for 133 yards and two touchdowns as Westford Academy defeated Newton South, 33-13.—
Tyler McManus,
Boston Herald,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Dominated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dominated. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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