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
That’s what happens when the hegemon cedes hegemony.
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Robert Kagan,
The Atlantic,
21 May 2026
Meanwhile, the resurgence of Eurasian empires—notably China and Russia—strikes at the heart of the cellular order established under American hegemony.
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Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
The big-market Giants and mid-market Diamondbacks, meanwhile, shrunk from the Dodgers’ hegemony, each NL West club reaching just one postseason in the past eight-plus years.
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Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 May 2026
That would be a massive threat to the hegemony established by the film, especially for people at their most curious, rebellious age.
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Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
15 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for hegemony
Robert Kagan,
The Atlantic,
21 May 2026
Meanwhile, the resurgence of Eurasian empires—notably China and Russia—strikes at the heart of the cellular order established under American hegemony.
—
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
The big-market Giants and mid-market Diamondbacks, meanwhile, shrunk from the Dodgers’ hegemony, each NL West club reaching just one postseason in the past eight-plus years.
—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 May 2026
That would be a massive threat to the hegemony established by the film, especially for people at their most curious, rebellious age.
—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
15 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hegemony
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Complete domination from Portugal in the first half.
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After all, the statistical domination was quite clear.
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SpaceX just notched a remarkable launch-dominance milestone.
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At the time of merger talks there was speculation the Gurnee Mariano’s wouldn’t make the cut because of the nearby Jewel’s long-time — the company name has been around since 1932 –market dominance across the region.
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Hong Kong — China has clinched the top spot on a list of the world’s most powerful supercomputers, overtaking the United States for the first time since 2017 with a model powered by homegrown chips amid an intense race for tech supremacy between the two superpowers.
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Colonists had to swear the oath of supremacy to the English monarch, which meant accepting the Church of England.
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The British North America Act came into effect, uniting the separate territories of the Province of Canada, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia into one dominion called Canada.
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Italy has a colonial past, of course, and its government forces committed atrocities in areas under Italian dominion in East Africa between the 1880s and 1941.
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The agreement calls for a halt to military operations in Lebanon and for its sovereignty to be respected.
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Losing, Jose said, would be a devastating blow, not only to the Tohono O’odham, but to all future claims of Indian sovereignty.
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“Hegemony.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hegemony. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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