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adjective

as in oppressed
suffering grave abuse or injustice at the hands of one in authority when the tyrannized masses could take no more, a violent and bloody revolution became inevitable

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verb

past tense of tyrannize
as in dominated

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  1. oppressed
  2. dominated
  3. dictated
  4. subjugated
  5. mastered
Adjective
  • The Irish were the original oppressed people from the English Empire, and the original colony.
    — Dan Adler, Vanity Fair, 15 May 2026
  • The body pointed to the fact that Iran’s Farabi cinema body, which oversees the country’s submission, was directly controlled by the hardline Islamic Republic regime government, which in turn has suppressed freedom of speech and brutally oppressed filmmakers across its 47 years in power.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 4 May 2026
Definition of oppressed
Verb
  • In a tournament that the superstars have dominated, Haaland, Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi all have seven goals.
    — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 8 July 2026
  • Wang, who worked at Apple from 2016 to 2018 on the development and mass production of the Apple Watch and iPhone, is eyeing the AI wearables market dominated by Meta Platforms.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 8 July 2026
Definition of dominated
Verb
  • The country’s economic hubs — Johannesburg, Durban, Cape Town – were partially shut down because a civic movement, not the state, dictated the tempo.
    — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 1 July 2026
  • This move was largely dictated by Knicks owner James Dolan's mandate to avoid the NBA's second apron luxury tax, making Robinson too costly to retain despite the front office's desire for a reunion.
    — Tom Rende, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of dictated
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  • In a country like India, subjugated early in the history of capitalist imperialism, and then bullied after independence by the West, a degree of self-renunciation and collective sacrifice was widely understood to be requisite to economic and political self-strengthening.
    — Wyatt Williams, Harpers Magazine, 2 June 2026
  • This campy, reality-shifting comedy series questions what would happen if a flaming misogynist woke up in a world that was completely matriarchal and subjugated men based on their gender.
    — Madeleine Janz, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
Definition of subjugated
Verb
  • Faculty across the country increasingly report spending more time teaching skills that many students once mastered before arriving on campus.
    — Scott White, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
  • Emma Chamberlain has mastered the art of the messy textured pixie.
    — Genesis Rivas, InStyle, 1 July 2026
Definition of mastered
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