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as in dominance
controlling power or influence over others
the Roman empire had supremacy over the entire Mediterranean world
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as in excellence
exceptionally high quality
the supremacy of cashmere among wools accounts for its high price
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as in superiority
the fact or state of being above others in rank or importance
England's maritime supremacy in the 18th century
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Recent Examples of supremacy
The dramatic ad juxtaposes news reports of spiking costs of living, anguished-looking residents in their homes and footage of Lamont laughing, eating pizza and declaring New Haven’s pizza supremacy.
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Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 6 Jan. 2026
The Spurs, who acquired De’Aaron Fox from the Kings, are built around generational talent Victor Wembanyama and seem poised to compete with the Thunder for Western Conference supremacy for the foreseeable future.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 3 Jan. 2026
For China, humanoid robots represent an opportunity to address labor challenges in the world’s second-largest economy as well as advancing Beijing’s quest for tech supremacy.
—Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 30 Dec. 2025
The final chapter argues that Arab intellectuals considered India a source of knowledge untainted by Western supremacy.
—Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
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Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 6 Jan. 2026
The Spurs, who acquired De’Aaron Fox from the Kings, are built around generational talent Victor Wembanyama and seem poised to compete with the Thunder for Western Conference supremacy for the foreseeable future.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 3 Jan. 2026
For China, humanoid robots represent an opportunity to address labor challenges in the world’s second-largest economy as well as advancing Beijing’s quest for tech supremacy.
—Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 30 Dec. 2025
The final chapter argues that Arab intellectuals considered India a source of knowledge untainted by Western supremacy.
—Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for supremacy
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On others, the BBC remains comfortably ahead of YouTube, but for the broadcaster to be supplanted on even a single metric is notable, given its decades-long dominance in Britain.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
13 Jan. 2026
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Behavioral psychology calls this coercive control, maintaining dominance through unpredictability, dependency, and psychological pressure rather than overt force.—
Rabbi Bruce D. Forman,
Sun Sentinel,
13 Jan. 2026
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Her answer landed like a mic drop at Golden Eve, a new primetime special airing Thursday on CBS that celebrates work defined by excellence and lasting impact.—
Ryma Chikhoune,
Footwear News,
7 Jan. 2026
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The recognition places Dogwood among a small group of restaurants nationwide singled out for excellence in their first year on the dining scene.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Jan. 2026
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Conversely, Taiwan’s adoption of drone technologies and counter-measures reflects a broader global trend in modern warfare where autonomy, numbers, and networked systems can offset traditional military superiority.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Jan. 2026
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Despite Barca’s recent dominance and established superiority in terms of history, fanbase and budget, the rivalry between the clubs is fierce.—
Pol Ballús,
New York Times,
3 Jan. 2026
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After Doncic’s third-quarter domination, James tagged in and scored five consecutive points to end the quarter.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Jan. 2026
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Man United have plenty history worth telling from down the years, from the 1958 Munich air disaster, to the 1968 European Cup-winning team under Matt Busby, to Alex Ferguson’s domination of the Premier League era.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
21 Jan. 2026
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Education was considered an individual pursuit marked by moral excellency and only the students who did the best in school would have proceeded to higher education.—
Sara Novak,
Discover Magazine,
12 Nov. 2024
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Zurich said the Game Changer Award pays tribute to excellency in the film business with a focus on leaders that not only cherish change and forward-thinking approaches in the business, but also stand for the DNA of what cinema has represented since its invention.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
10 Sep. 2024
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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 new agreement says that Ukraine’s sovereignty and its ability to defend itself are non-negotiable elements of any peace deal and warned that its self-defense is essential to its own security and wider Euro-Atlantic stability.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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Fundamentally, sending in our own military to make the arrest on foreign soil without the consent of the other country would still violate international law and the sovereignty of Venezuela.—
Elie Mystal,
Washington Post,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Supremacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supremacy. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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