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coming before all others in importance
the dominant authority on the English language
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Recent Examples of dominant
Apple, once dominant in the Chinese smartphone market, saw its share drop to 15% in Q3 2024 as Huawei claimed 19%, according to Counterpoint Research.
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Dewardric L. McNeal, CNBC, 25 Feb. 2025
His pairing with Aho has been as dominant as the MacKinnon-Necas duo … except on the scoreboard.
—Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 16 Feb. 2025
In the United States, the dominant view on how to manage addiction has traditionally been that abstinence is the best solution.
—Moises Velasquez-Manoff Robert Petkoff Emma Kehlbeck Zak Mouton, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2025
The dominant objective of this administration is corruption and lawlessness.
—CBS News, 16 Feb. 2025
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Dewardric L. McNeal, CNBC, 25 Feb. 2025
His pairing with Aho has been as dominant as the MacKinnon-Necas duo … except on the scoreboard.
—Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 16 Feb. 2025
In the United States, the dominant view on how to manage addiction has traditionally been that abstinence is the best solution.
—Moises Velasquez-Manoff Robert Petkoff Emma Kehlbeck Zak Mouton, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2025
The dominant objective of this administration is corruption and lawlessness.
—CBS News, 16 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dominant
Adjective
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The group was dealt another blow with the fall of the Assad family's five-decade rule in Syria in early December, which blocked a main route for the flow of weapons and money from Iran.—
BASSEM MROUE,
arkansasonline.com,
24 Feb. 2025
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Egg is one of the nine main food allergens, along with milk, fish, wheat, soybeans, crustacean shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts and sesame.—
Mark Joseph,
Newsweek,
24 Feb. 2025
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The predominant flavors are salt and starch, unattractive in print but deeply comforting on a steaming spoon.—
Bradley Hohulin,
The Indianapolis Star,
19 Feb. 2025
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Miso is a staple ingredient in Japanese cooking and is the predominant flavor in things like miso soup.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 Feb. 2025
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In the past two years, 55% to 60% of clients have been men who cited sports wagering as their primary type of gambling, Whelan said.—
Ken Alltucker,
USA TODAY,
17 Feb. 2025
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The motion also would have quashed the grand jury selected to investigate the Jan. 16 Democratic primary runoff for the 21st District senatorial seat.—
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette,
arkansasonline.com,
17 Feb. 2025
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Before becoming one of America’s foremost historians, a Pulitzer Prize winner and writer of seminal books on Abraham Lincoln (a basis for the Steven Spielberg film Lincoln), Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Teddy Roosevelt and Johnson, Kearns Goodwin became a White House Fellow under LBJ.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
14 Feb. 2025
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At his death in 1996, he was considered one of the country’s foremost historians of the Black experience in America.—
Jeffrey Boutwell,
Baltimore Sun,
12 Feb. 2025
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That's because a big tax break that could save you money faces an uncertain and confusing future in the Trump administration.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA TODAY,
24 Feb. 2025
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The dunk had plenty of flair — a rare sight from the 7-foot-2 big man in transition.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
23 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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On Monday, Trump hosted Macron at the White House, where Trump emphasized the need for European nations to take a leading role in ensuring Ukraine's security and suggested that Russia would accept the deployment of European peacekeeping forces in the region.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
25 Feb. 2025
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The actress is nominated for outstanding performance by a female actor in a leading role for playing Elphaba in Wicked.—
Rachel Flynn,
People.com,
24 Feb. 2025
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Maryland trailed 22-15 after the first quarter then trimmed that deficit to just two entering halftime, erasing its slow start by closing the half on a 7-0 run and making its eventual comeback more manageable.—
Taylor Lyons,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Feb. 2025
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Just as impressive is the fact that two of those six occasions have come in the last two weeks, as Rory McIlroy won the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am after carding an ace in the first round.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
17 Feb. 2025
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“Dominant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dominant. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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