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
Meetings on either side of the globe underlined growing challenges to US hegemony, from within and beyond Washington’s traditional alliances.
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Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 16 June 2025
Washington needs to help defend Ukraine or risk global embarrassment – the demise of its military hegemony.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 8 July 2025
So yes, the surveillance business model will be recreated in the AI world and Google will pull out all stops to retain a portion of its hegemony in that space.
—Forrester, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
That reversed decades of Democratic political hegemony in the county, where 94% of residents identify as Latino or Hispanic, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
—Alfredo Corchado, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 16 June 2025
Washington needs to help defend Ukraine or risk global embarrassment – the demise of its military hegemony.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 8 July 2025
So yes, the surveillance business model will be recreated in the AI world and Google will pull out all stops to retain a portion of its hegemony in that space.
—Forrester, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
That reversed decades of Democratic political hegemony in the county, where 94% of residents identify as Latino or Hispanic, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
—Alfredo Corchado, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hegemony
Noun
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The Brewers’ overall domination of the Reds continued, despite the Reds taking the final game of the three-game series.—
C. Trent Rosecrans,
New York Times,
18 Aug. 2025
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Yet Tebas’ desire to play games on American soil is exactly the kind of endeavor that makes two-club domination harder to escape.—
Ian Nicholas Quillen,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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Paranoia is pure American, older than the Constitution—the northern states, for instance, denounced the three-fifths compromise as a Southern play for dominance.—
Book Marks
August 14,
Literary Hub,
14 Aug. 2025
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In the open era, age records have gone down slightly, but still show player dominance past traditional peak years.—
Alana Wise,
NPR,
14 Aug. 2025
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The stated goal of the Trump administration’s AI Action Plan is to preserve American supremacy in the global AI arms race.—
Craig Spencer,
The Atlantic,
29 Aug. 2025
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In the headlong rush for technological supremacy, strange new risks are being created.—
Billy Perrigo,
Time,
27 Aug. 2025
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The BIDs have influence over about half of 14th Street; the Union Square folks’ dominion covers First to Sixth Avenues, the Meatpacking group’s from Eighth to the Hudson.—
Christopher Bonanos,
Curbed,
29 July 2025
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And yet if history is any guide, Moscow could go to extreme lengths to preserve its regional dominion.—
JEFFREY MANKOFF,
Foreign Affairs,
24 July 2025
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While Washington threatens, Venezuela steadily advances in peace and sovereignty, demonstrating that true effectiveness against crime is achieved by respecting the independence of its peoples.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Aug. 2025
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Protecting America’s youth and digital sovereignty cannot wait.—
Autumn Dorsey,
Boston Herald,
19 Aug. 2025
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“Hegemony.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hegemony. Accessed 1 Sep. 2025.
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