as in conquest
the act or process of bringing someone or something under one's control
the gradual dominating of Europe by a few ruling families
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as in conquering
to bring under one's control by force of arms
by 1941 Hitler had dominated much of Europe
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as in overlooking
to look down on
the ruined fortress dominates the town
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as in domineering
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Recent Examples of dominating
Jayson Stark, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Oct. 2025
The Broncos are 2-2 and coming off a dominating 28-3 victory over the struggling Cincinnati Bengals.
—Hunter Simpson, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Oct. 2025
Skubal was brilliant, striking out a career-high 14 batters over 7⅔ dominating innings over a Guardians lineup that couldn't seem to hit the ball out of the infield.
—Christian Romo, Freep.com, 1 Oct. 2025
After a game full of Hawes dominating as a blocker and getting him in on 11 personnel, here’s the payoff play.
—Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Despite having three new starters on the offensive line, Winchester dictated the pace, which led to a dominating performance from senior captain Gianni DePrimeo, who ran for five touchdowns.
—Justin Barrasso, Boston Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
Netflix’s KPop Demon Hunters has set several records over its pop culture-dominating run in the summer.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2025
In many cases, parents view the South as offering a college experience that is both academically rigorous and personally affirming—an antidote to the anxiety and hyper-competitive culture dominating admissions elsewhere.
—Liz Doe Stone, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
The title caps a dominating season that saw the squad sweep both of its playoff series after winning a league-leading 81 regular season games.
—Laurence Miedema, Mercury News, 18 Sep. 2025
Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Oct. 2025
Busch highlighted that with the current Next Gen car, there are three teams dominating the field.
—Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
The miniseries attracted 62 million pairs of eyes in its first 28 days, dominating the streaming site as a top show across dozens of countries.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2025
Billboard’s Friday Music Guide serves as a handy guide to this Friday’s most essential releases — the key music that everyone will be talking about today, and that will be dominating playlists this weekend and beyond.
—Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2025
For Cox, having this relatively small slice of the health insurance pie dominating the political universe takes her back to the repeal and replace fight of 2017 and countless standoffs over the Affordable Care Act since then.
—Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025
The transgender athlete, Marissa Rothenberger of Champlin Park High School, led the school to a state championship this past year while dominating female opponents.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025
The company is developing the injection to be taken once a month, which could offer a convenient edge over the weekly injections currently dominating the market.
—Annika Kim Constantino,bertha Coombs, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
The Europeans went on to win the Cup after dominating the first two days of the event.
—Matt Moret, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
You’re supposed to win when that happens … except that the two Dodgers starters, Shohei Ohtani and Blake Snell, were equally dominating.
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
Just keep an eye on the run defense In a dominating win like Sunday’s, looking for any negatives is nitpicking, but the Cowboys’ run defense struggles are worth highlighting.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Oct. 2025
The Broncos are 2-2 and coming off a dominating 28-3 victory over the struggling Cincinnati Bengals.
—Hunter Simpson, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Oct. 2025
Skubal was brilliant, striking out a career-high 14 batters over 7⅔ dominating innings over a Guardians lineup that couldn't seem to hit the ball out of the infield.
—Christian Romo, Freep.com, 1 Oct. 2025
After a game full of Hawes dominating as a blocker and getting him in on 11 personnel, here’s the payoff play.
—Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Despite having three new starters on the offensive line, Winchester dictated the pace, which led to a dominating performance from senior captain Gianni DePrimeo, who ran for five touchdowns.
—Justin Barrasso, Boston Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
Netflix’s KPop Demon Hunters has set several records over its pop culture-dominating run in the summer.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2025
In many cases, parents view the South as offering a college experience that is both academically rigorous and personally affirming—an antidote to the anxiety and hyper-competitive culture dominating admissions elsewhere.
—Liz Doe Stone, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
The title caps a dominating season that saw the squad sweep both of its playoff series after winning a league-leading 81 regular season games.
—Laurence Miedema, Mercury News, 18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Rachel LaMont was an absolute puzzle terminator on Survivor 47, dominating the brain-teasers during the pre-merge stage of the game, and then winning the final hanging bat puzzle immunity contest on her way to becoming the Sole Survivor.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Oct. 2025
Busch highlighted that with the current Next Gen car, there are three teams dominating the field.
—Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
The miniseries attracted 62 million pairs of eyes in its first 28 days, dominating the streaming site as a top show across dozens of countries.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2025
Billboard’s Friday Music Guide serves as a handy guide to this Friday’s most essential releases — the key music that everyone will be talking about today, and that will be dominating playlists this weekend and beyond.
—Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2025
For Cox, having this relatively small slice of the health insurance pie dominating the political universe takes her back to the repeal and replace fight of 2017 and countless standoffs over the Affordable Care Act since then.
—Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025
The transgender athlete, Marissa Rothenberger of Champlin Park High School, led the school to a state championship this past year while dominating female opponents.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025
The company is developing the injection to be taken once a month, which could offer a convenient edge over the weekly injections currently dominating the market.
—Annika Kim Constantino,bertha Coombs, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
The Europeans went on to win the Cup after dominating the first two days of the event.
—Matt Moret, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dominating
Noun
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Dry riverbeds, or wadis, that once flowed into or out of the Nile provided land routes of trade, conquest and mining expeditions from the Nile River to the Red Sea.—
Vanessa Taylor,
Big Think,
25 Sep. 2025
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That realization became the seed of her writing on slow dating, which reframes love as an unfolding rather than a conquest.—
Essence,
Essence,
24 Sep. 2025
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Both were standouts from the 2018 House blue wave — moms with national security credentials, conquering old Republican suburbs.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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It's been part of an incredible run of comp wins for Pope over the last month that also includes five veto victories and conquering the White Locust competition.—
Christopher Kuhagen,
jsonline.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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In late 2023, Merkin Vineyards opened its tasting room on a hill overlooking the historic downtown center of Old Town Cottonwood and the surrounding mountains.—
Richard Ruelas,
AZCentral.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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The excursion begins with a quarter-mile walk through a narrow, forested path, leading to elevated platforms overlooking a 100-foot wide river.—
Susan Portnoy,
AFAR Media,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Research on ancient Egypt is largely biased toward the elite, whose spectacular tombs, monuments, and artifacts have been the dominant focus.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Oct. 2025
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In 1972, the Sunday Times published an obituary for Flo, Flint’s mother and the dominant matriarch, after she was found face down on the edge of a stream.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The domineering yet magnetic actor made the leap from London to the big screen, his sexy mad scientist becoming synonymous with controversy itself.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
1 Oct. 2025
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But as Blitzer points out, the Magnificent 7's domineering influence does not mean the S&P 500 is broken.—
Alex Mayyasi,
NPR,
23 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Not long after Scopely set out on this path, then-Disney execs Tim O’Brien and Javier Ferreira joined Driver in his quest for mobile-gaming domination.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
25 Sep. 2025
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Morgan Pope continued her domination of the game and further cemented herself as the favorite to win season 27.—
Christopher Kuhagen,
jsonline.com,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Giants won in all kinds of encouraging ways while subduing the wild-card-leading Cubs in a 5-2 victory Tuesday night.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
27 Aug. 2025
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The two also showed a demonstration of what a K9 takedown looks like, with Humphries acting as a target and K9 Bob subduing him.—
Richard Requena,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The New York Mets missed the postseason entirely while the Philadelphia Phillies won the National League East in commanding fashion.—
Aaliyan Mohammed,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Oct. 2025
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Continue reading … DEFYING ODDS – After taking a commanding lead in Farmingdale, New York, Team Europe staved off a late rally to secure rare back-to-back Ryder Cup titles.—
Staff,
FOXNews.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Dominating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dominating. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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