domineer

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Recent Examples of domineer The film is set on a remote island along Croatia’s Adriatic coast where 17-year-old Julija spends her days diving for eel, longing to free herself from her domineering father, Ante. Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 3 Mar. 2023 Both Houzz and the NKBA are seeing wood coming in close second to (if not surpassing) the once-domineering white vanities. Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Mar. 2023 The House speakership vote left the Republican leader domineered by a select group of far-right members who secured radical rules changes and key committee spots, even usurping other Republicans who supported McCarthy from the beginning. Prem Thakker, The New Republic, 20 Feb. 2023 There, Ned is raised by his domineering mother, Ellen (The Babadook’s Essie Davis, who’s married to Kurzel in real life), once his Irish-convict father, Red (Ben Corbett), exits the picture. Isaac Feldberg, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2020 See All Example Sentences for domineer
Recent Examples of Synonyms for domineer
Verb
  • Spooked investors have even sued Supermicro for securities fraud, fearing that the company’s sales may be dominated by such illicit sales.
    Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 24 Aug. 2026
  • That machine is the Hyperliquid DeFi platform, which is dominating the perpetual futures trade and using its fee income to burn HYPE tokens.
    Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • This isn’t to say that these wildfire emissions are safer for human health, but rather that burning conditions dictate the chemical makeup of the smoke and its subsequent chemical fate.
    Michael A. Robinson, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The time of submission dictates the order in which names appear on the ballot.
    Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • And women, being oppressed in that way in that realm, have been able nonetheless to engage with the more emotional maturity.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Claiming that other people expressing their civil rights is oppressing them, and politicizing what are supposed to be non-partisan parts of how the government works on the state and federal level.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 July 2026
Verb
  • Among his memorable leading performances were roles as an explosive Marine pilot who tyrannizes his family in The Great Santini (1979) and as a fading, alcoholic country singer in Tender Mercies (1983), which won him a Best Actor Oscar.
    The Week US, TheWeek, 24 Feb. 2026
  • There would be plenty to celebrate if Iranians successfully replaced the Islamist regime that has tyrannized them for 45 years.
    Jason D. Greenblatt, semafor.com, 18 June 2025
Verb
  • But what if the biggest output of mastering AI isn't actually a bigger career advantage, but instead the greatest gift is the time saved.
    Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
  • But the practical race in 2026 is won by mastering both contests at once with absolute capability and radical efficiency, closed excellence and open diffusion, the biggest reliable compute and the smartest use of it.
    Mark Minevich, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026

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“Domineer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/domineer. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

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