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domineer

verb

Definition of domineer

as in to dominate

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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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But this time, the debate is not about the widespread push for cell phone bans that have dominated recent legislative sessions and school policies.

— Erin Mote, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Room for Disagreement A challenging path to legislation won’t stop AI from dominating the political landscape.

— Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of dominate

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Yet the deepest human transformations operate on a different layer of architecture—driven by adaptive, systemic processes that our analytical minds can’t fully dictate.

— Patrick Murphy, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Diesel long dictated the roads, but electric heavy transport is taking charge.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of dictate

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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

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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

Definition of tyrannize

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Extending lifespan dramatically would require mastering many of them simultaneously.

— Venki Ramakrishnan, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026
Intentional innovation is the competitive advantage every organization needs to master to withstand disruption and thrive in business today.

— Robbie Morrison, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026

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