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as in conquers
to bring under one's control by force of arms
by 1941 Hitler had dominated much of Europe
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Recent Examples of dominates
No single donor or interest group dominates my fundraising.
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Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
India’s clean energy rollout still relies on China, which dominates supply chains for critical minerals and electrotech.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
Brown also played football and baseball as a freshman, but basketball dominates his DNA.
—Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
Get past the marketing/quarterback talk that dominates TV, radio and podcasts (no blame here, fans generally don’t want to hear about gap responsibility or the wide 9).
—Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 11 Feb. 2026
Resale data on performance basketball found Nike dominates the category, as the top four-selling signature lines all come from Swoosh athletes.
—Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 11 Feb. 2026
Not every winning quarterback dominates the biggest event statistically like Joe Montana.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
That can be especially difficult for platforms like Amazon, which dominates the e-commerce market.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 7 Feb. 2026
Norway dominates there, with 404 medals earned during the Winter Games.
—Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 7 Feb. 2026
Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
India’s clean energy rollout still relies on China, which dominates supply chains for critical minerals and electrotech.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
Brown also played football and baseball as a freshman, but basketball dominates his DNA.
—Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
Get past the marketing/quarterback talk that dominates TV, radio and podcasts (no blame here, fans generally don’t want to hear about gap responsibility or the wide 9).
—Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 11 Feb. 2026
Resale data on performance basketball found Nike dominates the category, as the top four-selling signature lines all come from Swoosh athletes.
—Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 11 Feb. 2026
Not every winning quarterback dominates the biggest event statistically like Joe Montana.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
That can be especially difficult for platforms like Amazon, which dominates the e-commerce market.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 7 Feb. 2026
Norway dominates there, with 404 medals earned during the Winter Games.
—Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 7 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dominates
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They're initially separated, because of John's military job that took him away from his family for so long, but their expedition brings them closer again, reminding them that love conquers all – even when you're lost in space.—
Sergio Pereira,
Space.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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Cruise down Market Street—skimming past buzzing tech hubs—while your autonomous vehicle conquers steep hills and tight turns with uncanny precision.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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One of Bernhardt’s pets, Uriah, is the shop cat, and spends her days greeting and playing with customers and basking in the sunshine in her kitty hammock, which overlooks the parking lot from a plate glass window.—
Emily M. Olson,
Hartford Courant,
12 Feb. 2026
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Its architecturally stunning centerpiece overlooks the park’s 19-acre campus, which is expected to become a tourism draw.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
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Royd subdues and binds her before taking off to restore the power.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
13 Nov. 2025
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For those who are more into curves than angles, the Bialetti Moon takes all the functional elements of the moka stovetop espresso maker and subdues them with a rounded stainless steel silhouette.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
10 Oct. 2025
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His case also lays bare a US immigration system that routinely subjects migrants to prolonged detention under harsh conditions – one that human rights organizations say overwhelmingly ensnares Black and brown people far from the public spotlight.—
Kara Fox,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
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Maximum deceleration subjects New Shepard crews to about five times the normal pull of gravity.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
20 Dec. 2025
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LithSonic overcomes this challenge by using supersonic flow, similar to the conditions inside a rocket engine, to achieve ultra-rapid cooling through a process known as shock quenching.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Feb. 2026
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After a sluggish start, Texas overcomes a 14-point deficit to tie the game before OU's Xzayvier Brown hits a 3-pointer to give his team the halftime lead.—
Thomas Jones,
Austin American Statesman,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Dominates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dominates. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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