as in domination
controlling power or influence over others
European intellectuals have long debated the consequences of the hegemony of American popular culture around the world
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Recent Examples of hegemony
This coincided with the recognition that under the existing system, American hegemony could be threatened.
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Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Time, 15 Jan. 2026
Establishing hemispheric hegemony is vital.
—Nicole Russell, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
This claim — and the American military intervention in Venezuela this weekend — has outraged some in neighboring Colombia, particularly those on the left, who warn of American interventionism and regional hegemony.
—Matt Nighswander, NBC news, 7 Jan. 2026
Yet as the United States ascended to hegemony in the Western Hemisphere over the course of the nineteenth century, its calculus shifted.
—Caleb Pomeroy, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2025
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Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Time, 15 Jan. 2026
Establishing hemispheric hegemony is vital.
—Nicole Russell, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
This claim — and the American military intervention in Venezuela this weekend — has outraged some in neighboring Colombia, particularly those on the left, who warn of American interventionism and regional hegemony.
—Matt Nighswander, NBC news, 7 Jan. 2026
Yet as the United States ascended to hegemony in the Western Hemisphere over the course of the nineteenth century, its calculus shifted.
—Caleb Pomeroy, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hegemony
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Meanwhile, far from trending toward retail domination, US e-commerce growth is flattening.—
Greg Petro,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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As the 1950s rolled into the 1960s, more and more African countries were freeing themselves from European colonial domination; this wave of liberation prompted the emergence of liberation movements in South Africa and anti-apartheid protests.—
Eve Fairbanks,
The Dial,
27 Jan. 2026
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But the center re-established his dominance against the smaller Warriors on Monday, finishing with 15 points and 17 rebounds while serving as a significant deterrent on the defensive interior.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
27 Jan. 2026
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The English striker has set all kinds of scoring records in the German top division and has spearheaded a Bayern Munich team that is establishing a new level of dominance.—
Graham Ruthven,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Trump has taken this tradition to its logical extreme by exempting from legal consequences his supporters and those following his instructions—seeming to assert his supremacy over not just federal but state laws, which exceeds even the wide powers conferred by the Constitution.—
Bernadette Meyler,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Conference supremacy After the SEC's 10 ranked teams, the Big Ten is next with seven.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Jan. 2026
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During the Cold War, Radio Free Europe broadcast news to parts of Eastern Europe that were under Communist dominion.—
Dexter Filkins,
New Yorker,
12 Jan. 2026
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His strong-arming of universities, law firms, and media companies is a response to real problems, but his actions seem aimed more at harming those entities—and expanding his dominion over them—than at crafting enduring fixes.—
Stephen Kotkin,
Foreign Affairs,
16 Dec. 2025
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The ruling on the injunction focused on the argument by Minnesota officials that the federal government is violating the Constitution’s 10th Amendment, which limits the federal government’s powers to infringe on the sovereignty of states.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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Those records were also used to aid federal assimilation efforts and chip away at tribal sovereignty, communal lands and identity.—
Graham Lee Brewer,
Fortune,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Hegemony.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hegemony. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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