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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
The order emerging out of Westphalia enshrined the principles of national sovereignty and territorial integrity, which allowed these powers to pursue a balance of power as codified by the Congress of Vienna based on negotiation as opposed to domination.
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Andrew Latham, The Conversation, 16 July 2025
Meanwhile, while one legendary live act geared back up for world domination over the weekend, another one said a final goodbye.
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 9 July 2025
But this disparity has led to complaints, especially against Pogacar’s apparent domination.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 3 July 2025
Hockey’s loss became golf’s gain, and Gilmore’s domination on the championship tour gave the PGA a shot of pure rock & roll energy right up its tight, white ass.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 25 July 2025
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Andrew Latham, The Conversation, 16 July 2025
Meanwhile, while one legendary live act geared back up for world domination over the weekend, another one said a final goodbye.
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 9 July 2025
But this disparity has led to complaints, especially against Pogacar’s apparent domination.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 3 July 2025
Hockey’s loss became golf’s gain, and Gilmore’s domination on the championship tour gave the PGA a shot of pure rock & roll energy right up its tight, white ass.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 25 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for domination
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In the open era, age records have gone down slightly, but still show player dominance past traditional peak years.—
Alana Wise,
NPR,
14 Aug. 2025
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Paranoia is pure American, older than the Constitution—the northern states, for instance, denounced the three-fifths compromise as a Southern play for dominance.—
Book Marks
August 14,
Literary Hub,
14 Aug. 2025
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The result: The obstacles to the far right’s blueprint for conquest and ethnic cleansing have been removed, and its agenda has effectively become Netanyahu’s policy.—
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
7 Aug. 2025
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But for now, the Sky are charting a course toward a disastrous result for the entire league — handing the Lynx even more ammunition to load up for yet another WNBA title conquest.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
30 July 2025
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The BIDs have influence over about half of 14th Street; the Union Square folks’ dominion covers First to Sixth Avenues, the Meatpacking group’s from Eighth to the Hudson.—
Christopher Bonanos,
Curbed,
29 July 2025
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And yet if history is any guide, Moscow could go to extreme lengths to preserve its regional dominion.—
JEFFREY MANKOFF,
Foreign Affairs,
24 July 2025
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The achievement of quantum computing, along with the concept of quantum supremacy, may raise significant concerns.—
Chuck Brooks,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images As the U.S. and China vie for economic, technological and geopolitical supremacy, the critical elements and metals embedded in technology from consumer to industrial and military markets have become a pawn in the wider conflict.—
Bob Woods,
CNBC,
13 July 2025
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Governments are enforcing where training and inference take place, and laws and regulations are becoming more stringent. Take a strategic, proactive approach to prepare for data sovereignty barriers.—
Mark Mahle,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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But Israel's actions significantly undermined international law and further eroded Lebanese sovereignty and credibility.—
Lynn Zovighian,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Domination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/domination. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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