domination

noun

ˌdä-mə-ˈnā-shən How to pronounce domination (audio)
Definition of dominationnext
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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2
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 Clearly, Drew is aiming for nothing less than complete reality TV/game show world domination. — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Sep. 2026 People who have lived even fragments of freedom together are harder to persuade that domination is eternal. — Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026 This switching of places is especially true of Islam seen as an alien but also more virile force than Western liberalism, one whose power thus needs to be countered by its own weapons of solidarity and domination. — Faisal Devji, Time, 11 Sep. 2026 The pure domination from the Minutemen from start to finish in this one was a sight to behold. — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for domination
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  1. dominance
  2. conquest
  3. dominion
  4. dominating
  5. supremacy
  6. sovereignty
Noun
  • Nvidia’s presence and GPU dominance may well make RTX Spark a bigger success story than Copilot Plus PCs, but these machines are targeting a niche audience for now.
    — Tom Warren, The Verge, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The 49ers have maintained their dominance while continuing to battle injury at two of their most important positions.
    — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of dominance
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  • Napoleon Bonaparte, having already lost half a million soldiers in Russia, was still an emperor dreaming of new conquests.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Columbus, for all his accomplishments in exploration, also had a brutal history of killing, raping, and enslaving natives, and forcing cultural assimilation and Christianity during his conquest of the Americas.
    — Mackenzie Chase, The Washington Examiner, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of conquest
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  • The twentieth century also saw Canada transition from British dominion to sovereign North American partner and ally.
    — Robert B. Zoellick, Foreign Affairs, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Faced with the dominion of the identical copy, some modern artists chose to celebrate it; others took a more critical, even antagonistic stance.
    — Mario Carpo, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of dominion
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  • The mood at practice Monday morning was upbeat after such a dominating performance versus Middle Tennessee.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Florida is one of the best teams in the country and is coming off an absolutely dominating performance against a fellow top-10 team.
    — OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of dominating
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  • Lines that are too close together reinforce the author’s supremacy, gracelessly.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The stage is set for Georgia and Alabama to battle for early SEC supremacy, both with unbeaten records heading into next Saturday’s matchup in Tuscaloosa.
    — Mike Griffith, AJC.com, 4 Oct. 2026
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  • The military operation there aims to restore sovereignty and confront the Houthi militia that’s attacking not just Saudi Arabia and Yemen, but the arteries of the global economy.
    — Faisal J. Abbas, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani noted that sovereignty does not mean only the departure of the foreign forces, but also the capability of the state to have authority and agency.
    — Firmesk Rahim, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2026
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“Domination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/domination. Accessed 15 Oct. 2026.

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