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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  • Nigeria have dominated the continental competition since its inception and had never missed a semifinal in the tournament’s 35-year history.
    Emily Olsen, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Chinese vendors dominate, shipping 97% of units, while Chinese buyers absorb 85% of demand.
    John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Vitinha, in particular, loves to drop deep, receive from the centre-backs and dictate the tempo from there.
    Dean Jones, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026
  • On Sunday, Russia and Syria signed a memorandum of understanding dictating their military cooperation in the near future.
    Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 11 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
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  • If the only reward for mastering an AI workflow is a higher performance quota or an impending pink slip, workers will quietly slow-roll, sandbag and sabotage the transition.
    Jason Dressel, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026
  • In humans, the temporal lobe plays a role in forming memories, mastering language, responding to visual cues such as familiar faces, and processing emotions.
    Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 10 Aug. 2026

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“Domineer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/domineer. Accessed 13 Aug. 2026.

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