1
as in dominance
controlling power or influence over others
auction houses battling for domination in the high-end art market
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as in conquest
the act or process of bringing someone or something under one's control
the Spanish domination of the Americas in the 16th century
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Recent Examples of domination
Four relievers continued that domination for another seven batters.
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2025
During their period of domination, rival supporters often decried the Mancunians' ability to secure victory despite not being the better side.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Kendrick Lamar at Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show Kendrick Lamar’s performance at the LIX Super Bowl halftime show was a milestone moment for the 17-time Grammy-award-winning rapper—and his fans, who had been following his steady domination of the culture for months before hand.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 18 Sep. 2025
The Bills are off to a hot start after a thrilling win over the Ravens in Week 1 and a domination of the Jets in Week 2.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2025
During their period of domination, rival supporters often decried the Mancunians' ability to secure victory despite not being the better side.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Kendrick Lamar at Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show Kendrick Lamar’s performance at the LIX Super Bowl halftime show was a milestone moment for the 17-time Grammy-award-winning rapper—and his fans, who had been following his steady domination of the culture for months before hand.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 18 Sep. 2025
The Bills are off to a hot start after a thrilling win over the Ravens in Week 1 and a domination of the Jets in Week 2.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for domination
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China has rapidly modernized its navy and air force, adding aircraft carriers, advanced destroyers, and long-range missiles to challenge US dominance in the western Pacific.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Sep. 2025
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Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters have been Co-CEOs there since 2023, presiding over a period of share price growth and continued dominance in streaming despite initial skepticism about the dual arrangement.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
29 Sep. 2025
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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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In exchange for some $200 million per season, NBC and Peacock will assume dominion over the Sunday Night Baseball package from which ESPN uncoupled itself in February.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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There is only one holistic system of systems, one vast and immane, interwoven, interacting, multivariate, multinational dominion of dollars.—
Merrill Markoe,
Rolling Stone,
23 Sep. 2025
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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
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Netflix’s KPop Demon Hunters has set several records over its pop culture-dominating run in the summer.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Sep. 2025
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In contrast, they were considered right-wing if they were propelled by racial supremacy, misogyny or opposition to liberal agendas.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
26 Sep. 2025
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Again, multiple collectives competing against each other was an issue all over the country, including at Penn State’s main competition for Big Ten supremacy.—
Ralph D. Russo,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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Their emergency request for a temporary restraining order (TRO), filed September 29, argues that the administration has exceeded its legal authority and jeopardized both state sovereignty and public safety.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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Beginning with the Haitian internment in 1991, Washington seized on Guantánamo’s ambiguous sovereignty to illegally and indefinitely detain asylum-seekers.—
Miriam Pensack,
The Dial,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Domination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/domination. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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