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Recent Examples of dominator
After taming Nikola Jokic in Round 1, Wembanyama is next in line for Minnesota’s defensive dominator.
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Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 3 May 2026
Wagner was a dominator for 16 seasons.
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 1 May 2026
She is seen as neither a strategic titan nor a challenge dominator.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Feb. 2026
Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 3 May 2026
Wagner was a dominator for 16 seasons.
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 1 May 2026
She is seen as neither a strategic titan nor a challenge dominator.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dominator
Noun
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The storyline will follow Shaikh Ali from his time as a young ruler who inherits Bahrain’s throne at 19-years-old following the death of his father.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
13 May 2026
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Iran has installed rulers even more conservative and hardline than their predecessors.—
Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards,
Mercury News,
7 May 2026
Noun
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Some draftees have an immediate impact—this year’s Super Bowl champions, the Seattle Seahawks, started two key players who were drafted last spring—but the process is mainly a means of incremental, long-term improvement.—
Dan Greene,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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The game’s newest major champion represents a refreshing and unchanging sense of self, bred by memories like those back in Wolverhampton, England.—
Gabby Herzig,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
Noun
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The Bulldogs, regular-season conference champs, need to win one more game, against the survivor of the Columbia-Brown game on Sunday.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2026
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Shorter races for three-year-olds later in the summer like the grade 1 Haskell at Monmouth Park in New Jersey will be likely targets for the Preakness champ.—
Danny Brewer,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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“Dominator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dominator. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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