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
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Verb
  • Guest rooms maintain straight lines, dominated by the imposing headboard and neutral colors.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Penta dominated Gable with a barrage of offense, including a dive to the outside and a Made in Japan for a two count.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The top 20 companies on the list dictate terms to suppliers and logistics networks, which enables them to achieve lower cost-per-unit metrics and better working capital cycles as well as faster go-to-market speed than smaller peers.
    Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The data, Manfred says, already dictates the results of this postseason.
    Barry M. Bloom, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • Man oppressed woman legally, economically, socially, educationally, morally, professionally and religiously.
    Brian DeLay, Mercury News, 4 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
  • In the eighteenth century, while Russia fixated on conquering Eurasia, Britain developed the steam engine; in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, while Europeans fought over Africa, Americans mastered the assembly line.
    Evan Osnos, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Skilled Photoshop artists spent years mastering masking, selections and retouching techniques, only to watch AI remove a complex background with a single click.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Aug. 2026

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“Domineer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/domineer. Accessed 6 Aug. 2026.

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