domineer

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Recent Examples of domineer Standing next to her is Lara, the biological mother, a domineering woman dressed in expensive designer clothes. Jennifer Wilson, The New Republic, 8 May 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 Government mandates are currently only allowing 1,200 Venezuelans to come back per week, leaving many stranded for unknown periods of time – and with little choice but to embark on an unofficial jaunt home, which entails paying criminal enterprises that domineer the porous crossings. Hollie McKay, Fox News, 21 Aug. 2020 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
  • Narrowing searches to those with experience running a company or a major business unit means they are confined to a much smaller pool of executives with decades of experience and, because of historic hiring patterns, that talent pool is dominated by White men, Williams said.
    Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Advertisement Although a senior member of Fatah—the secular nationalist party that dominates the Palestinian Authority—Barghouti has maintained good relations with Hamas, the Islamist militant group that controls Gaza.
    Karl Vick, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • No living being exists in a vacuum that dictates completely ideal circumstances.
    Mario Rodriguez, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The contestants dictate their own filming schedules.
    Jane LaCroix, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Our systems were built to oppress people of color.
    The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The men are seen as misogynistic, and the women are oppressed.
    Deena ElGenaidi, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • The driving force behind these antics is a tyrannizing uncertainty.
    Andrew Kay, Harpers Magazine, 28 May 2025
Verb
  • Emily Austin has mastered the art of mixing both sports and political talk into a career.
    Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2025
  • From canning tomatoes to mastering yeast rises, these culinary arts combine utility with pleasure.
    Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 21 Oct. 2025

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“Domineer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/domineer. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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