as in authoritarian
fond of ordering people around
the younger children in the family were controlled by a domineering older sister
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Recent Examples of domineering
Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2025
Carrie is described as a reimagining of the story of misfit high-schooler Carrie White, who has spent her life in seclusion with her domineering mother.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2025
Perhaps most frustrating to Mainers: the domineering influence of Boston in the state’s government.
— Made By History, Time, 7 Apr. 2025
McNamara’s domineering style quickly unified the services against him.
—Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2025
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Adjective
At times, the man, Cassidy, seems like a stereotypical philandering suburban husband—narcissistic, domineering, but convinced of his own good intentions.
—Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2025
Carrie is described as a reimagining of the story of misfit high-schooler Carrie White, who has spent her life in seclusion with her domineering mother.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2025
Perhaps most frustrating to Mainers: the domineering influence of Boston in the state’s government.
— Made By History, Time, 7 Apr. 2025
McNamara’s domineering style quickly unified the services against him.
—Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for domineering
Adjective
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His parents were Italian immigrants who fled Benito Mussolini’s fascist regime, and his grandmother Rosa Margherita Vassallo di Bergoglio was active in Catholic Action, formed by Italian bishops who wanted to maintain their independence from Mussolini’s authoritarian rule.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
21 Apr. 2025
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Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban has been called an authoritarian, and previous reports have noted restrictions to civil liberties.—
Graham Smith,
NPR,
18 Apr. 2025
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Vancouver, meanwhile, fell short against the New York Rangers, despite thoroughly dominating play and out-chancing the struggling Rangers by a brutally lopsided margin.—
Thomas Drance,
The Athletic,
24 Mar. 2025
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Outside cash is dominating the special election for a new county supervisor in the South Bay.—
Andrew Keatts,
Axios,
24 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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That doesn’t portray a hero, but rather someone so arrogant as to invent his own law and appoint himself its executioner.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Apr. 2025
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Fed Up in Illinois Dear Fed Up: Is Edie mean, arrogant, disobedient and rude in the presence of her parents, or has she been invited to spend time with your girls separately?—
Abigail Van Buren,
Boston Herald,
5 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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In this first-round series against the LA Clippers, he’s had his issues, particularly against the overbearing defense of LA Clippers guard Kris Dunn.—
Tony Jones,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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But in my overbearing opinion, the one called Firewitch deserves to be the top of the list.—
Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
23 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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As April unfolds, the full moon in Libra (April 12) shines a light on your bossy 10th house of career, authority and reputation in the world.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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But too often, the fear of being seen as bossy, rude, or confrontational holds a lot of us back from speaking up.—
Jenna Ryu,
SELF,
5 Mar. 2025
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