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domineered

verb

past tense of domineer
as in dominated

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  1. dominated
  2. dictated
  3. oppressed
  4. mastered
  5. regulated
  6. managed
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  • Practitioners argue these micro-rituals are more sustainable than the clean-slate resets that dominated wellness culture for a decade.
    — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2026
  • But much of that growth is unfolding in a market already dominated by a powerful local player.
    — Jenny Lee, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of dominated
Verb
  • Food and drink Meals are all-inclusive, communal, and dictated by what the team pulls from the water and garden that morning.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Meteorological seasons are dictated by the Earth's temperatures.
    — Mariyam Muhammad, Cincinnati Enquirer, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of dictated
Verb
  • Look what women can do when they’re not abused, oppressed, and angry about being abused and oppressed!
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 18 Sep. 2026
  • But there is no neutral position between the oppressor and the oppressed.
    — William Earl, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of oppressed
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  • Those awardees — the people who developed and mastered the famous landing capability of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket — were announced in April.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Players like Alcaraz, Sinner and Djokovic have mastered the art of using their open-stance backhand to stretch into and out of the corners.
    — Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of mastered
Verb
  • The crypto market structure bill would have established clear rules for how digital assets, including tokenized securities, are classified and regulated.
    — Tanaya Macheel, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Other fence materials and styles are similarly regulated, and homeowners are expected to seek architectural approval before installing them.
    — Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of regulated
Verb
  • The killing, often deliberate, of more than twenty thousand children in Gaza injured consciences, not purses, and consciences could be managed with some ritual censuring of Benjamin Netanyahu or his proudly bigoted colleagues.
    — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Trump cast the moment as something generations of presidents had talked about but never managed to pull off.
    — Alejandra Jaramillo, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of managed
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“Domineered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/domineered. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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