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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
These forms did not emerge in isolation, but out of daily practices of survival and defiance shaped by colonial domination, racial hierarchies, and economic dispossession.
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Dr. Carlos A Torre, Hartford Courant, 7 Feb. 2026
Visit our website First is a liberal-democratic tradition that rejects illegitimate authority and domination.
—Emily Chamlee-Wright, Washington Post, 6 Feb. 2026
After stepping out in a parade of bra-baring sheer mesh looks in Paris and London, the Skims founder continued her peekaboo lingerie domination in a monochromatic mint outfit with a subtle NSFW see-through detail.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 4 Feb. 2026
If the domination ended when Maye grew up and earned a football scholarship to North Carolina, the psychological battles never did.
—Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
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Dr. Carlos A Torre, Hartford Courant, 7 Feb. 2026
Visit our website First is a liberal-democratic tradition that rejects illegitimate authority and domination.
—Emily Chamlee-Wright, Washington Post, 6 Feb. 2026
After stepping out in a parade of bra-baring sheer mesh looks in Paris and London, the Skims founder continued her peekaboo lingerie domination in a monochromatic mint outfit with a subtle NSFW see-through detail.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 4 Feb. 2026
If the domination ended when Maye grew up and earned a football scholarship to North Carolina, the psychological battles never did.
—Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for domination
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Netherlands’ Xandra Velzeboer won the short track 1,000 meters on Monday, claiming her second gold at the Winter Games and extending Dutch dominance of the competition.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
16 Feb. 2026
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The growing instability of the Seven Kingdoms after centuries of Targaryen dominance.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
16 Feb. 2026
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The two families at the center of the story are warring for conquest of a volcanic holy mountain; their various alliances over the course of the film are not attempts at class preservation but rather ritualistic power plays.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
16 Feb. 2026
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Antarctica remains his final continental conquest—the penguins have been warned.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Feb. 2026
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The driver is dominion, not religion.—
Josef Joffe,
The Atlantic,
14 Feb. 2026
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Cosmological queries were the dominion of philosophers, says Jenann Ismael—herself a philosopher of physics at Johns Hopkins University.—
Sarah Scoles,
Scientific American,
10 Feb. 2026
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That might change as Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly, the two dominating players, will likely face increasing competition as other companies develop rival drugs.—
Elsa Ohlen,
CNBC,
13 Feb. 2026
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But the former San Clemente High and USC star played error-free, tossed a touchdown pass and let running back Kenneth Walker III, kicker Jason Myers and a dominating defense do the rest in a 29-13 victory over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LX.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Generally, the federal government does not need to respect local zoning regulations that conflict with federal mandates often referred to as the supremacy clause.—
Mike Hellgren,
CBS News,
4 Feb. 2026
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This beer company had a 10-year lock on Super Bowl commercial supremacy.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
4 Feb. 2026
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Emmanuel Macron equated territorial sovereignty with the rights of the French to police their own misinformation and democracy.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
15 Feb. 2026
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And the loss of our supply chain sovereignty was not a function of a prosperous and healthy system of global trade.—
Azhar Sukri,
CNBC,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Domination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/domination. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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