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as in dominance
controlling power or influence over others
auction houses battling for domination in the high-end art market
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as in conquest
the act or process of bringing someone or something under one's control
the Spanish domination of the Americas in the 16th century
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Recent Examples of domination
Pete Hegseth, the former FOX News host tapped for defense secretary, has warned that China is bent on defeating the US and achieving global domination.
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Nectar Gan, CNN, 29 Nov. 2024
The societal and political consequences could be far-reaching, as recent trends indicate secular and liberal Israelis disillusioned with the country’s direction are most likely to emigrate, potentially changing the voting bloc and extending the right wing’s current domination of Israeli politics.
—Samuel Burke, Fortune Europe, 27 Nov. 2024
Its battery pack promised to take you about as far as the gas tank on a 450, for up to six hours of trail riding, and Stark Future, the Spanish company behind this electric fire-breather seemed uninterested in anything short of world domination.
—New Atlas, 10 Dec. 2024
Hollywood seems to be shifting away from the superhero industry, following decades of reliable box-office domination, but the next trend has not yet emerged.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024
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Nectar Gan, CNN, 29 Nov. 2024
The societal and political consequences could be far-reaching, as recent trends indicate secular and liberal Israelis disillusioned with the country’s direction are most likely to emigrate, potentially changing the voting bloc and extending the right wing’s current domination of Israeli politics.
—Samuel Burke, Fortune Europe, 27 Nov. 2024
Its battery pack promised to take you about as far as the gas tank on a 450, for up to six hours of trail riding, and Stark Future, the Spanish company behind this electric fire-breather seemed uninterested in anything short of world domination.
—New Atlas, 10 Dec. 2024
Hollywood seems to be shifting away from the superhero industry, following decades of reliable box-office domination, but the next trend has not yet emerged.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for domination
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As the world embraces zero-emission vehicles, Thailand has been courting Chinese automakers, which in their quest for global dominance have spent more than $1.4 billion here as of last year to build EV factories.Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
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Because of Pantoja’s dominance, the UFC has had to dig deeper into the rankings to find title challengers.Brian Mazique, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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Of course, by the end of the 1930s, the Nazi conquest of Europe had driven a dramatic swing in U.S. public opinion away from Borah’s isolationist daydream.Mitch McConnell, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2024
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Dating work on the pottery nuclei revealed that most of them probably also date to the Hellenistic period, or the later Roman to Byzantine periods, which spanned from 63 B.C. until the early Islamic conquests of the 7th century A.D.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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While Indy revels in each discovery, from prehistoric caves to Art Deco images in magazines, art for Voss is merely an instrument by which the Nazis will enhance their own dominion.Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2024
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Prince Baltasar Carlos, Philip’s only son and likely heir to all the king’s dominions, had died at 16, apparently a smallpox victim.Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
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Automotive Kia's tiny pod camper battles Toyota for modular micro-RV supremacy November 06, 2024 Who would've thought less than two weeks after our late look at the Toyota Kayoibako mini-camper concept, Kia would release an adorable tiny camper of its own?New Atlas, New Atlas, 20 Dec. 2024
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Fox News has since dominated the race for cable news supremacy, according to Mediaite.Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 18 Dec. 2024
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This gives countries true financial sovereignty impossible with traditional reserve assets like gold or foreign currencies.Andrey Sergeenkov, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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The moves sparked a wave of opprobrium from Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Qatar, which accused Israel of attacking Syria’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Domination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/domination. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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