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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
Caldwell emerged as a quality lineman in his rookie season, but there remain questions about the Chargers’ defensive front as Hortiz and head coach Jim Harbaugh continue their quest to establish supremacy in the trenches with a physical style of play that makes the team tough to play against.
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Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 11 Feb. 2026
Last year halted a stretch of American League West supremacy, with the Houston Astros failing to win the division in a full-length season for the first time since 2016.
—Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 10 Feb. 2026
Generally, the federal government does not need to respect local zoning regulations that conflict with federal mandates often referred to as the supremacy clause.
—Mike Hellgren, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
This beer company had a 10-year lock on Super Bowl commercial supremacy.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026
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Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 11 Feb. 2026
Last year halted a stretch of American League West supremacy, with the Houston Astros failing to win the division in a full-length season for the first time since 2016.
—Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 10 Feb. 2026
Generally, the federal government does not need to respect local zoning regulations that conflict with federal mandates often referred to as the supremacy clause.
—Mike Hellgren, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
This beer company had a 10-year lock on Super Bowl commercial supremacy.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for supremacy
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Netherlands’ Xandra Velzeboer won the short track 1,000 meters on Monday, claiming her second gold at the Winter Games and extending Dutch dominance of the competition.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
16 Feb. 2026
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The growing instability of the Seven Kingdoms after centuries of Targaryen dominance.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
16 Feb. 2026
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For the next decade, Arthur and Alyssa cycled through coaches and competitions, all in pursuit of excellence.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
16 Feb. 2026
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De Zerbi’s excellence as a coach has never been in doubt but this job ending on a sour note is unfortunate timing.—
Tom Burrows,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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Despite the contradiction, this strategy worked because elites are universally perceived as out of touch with the real world – with privileged and sheltered life experience that begets a sense of superiority.—
Alexa Beck,
Fortune,
15 Feb. 2026
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The result is a battlefield where concealment is harder, decision cycles are faster, and information superiority increasingly depends on who can best collect, process, and act on what their satellites see.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Feb. 2026
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The reasons for this domination are simple.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Feb. 2026
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Some Republican states are pushing to reduce the American Bar Association’s long domination in accrediting law schools.—
Ella Lee,
The Hill,
11 Feb. 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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The driver is dominion, not religion.—
Josef Joffe,
The Atlantic,
14 Feb. 2026
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Cosmological queries were the dominion of philosophers, says Jenann Ismael—herself a philosopher of physics at Johns Hopkins University.—
Sarah Scoles,
Scientific American,
10 Feb. 2026
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Emmanuel Macron equated territorial sovereignty with the rights of the French to police their own misinformation and democracy.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
15 Feb. 2026
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And the loss of our supply chain sovereignty was not a function of a prosperous and healthy system of global trade.—
Azhar Sukri,
CNBC,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Supremacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supremacy. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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