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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
Outlining a plan for world domination would have been too neurotic.
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Ernesto Lechner, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2024
Given designer fragrance’s domination, striking a balance between aspiration and relatability is key.
—James Manso, WWD, 1 Oct. 2024
While the 5-0 win is somewhat routine given City’s domination in recent years, Haaland’s goal was anything but ordinary.
—Ben Church, CNN, 24 Oct. 2024
Surely, No Big Deal proves to be just the opposite of its naming as the LP exemplifies the project’s ability to create tracks designed for dancefloor domination and its relentless commitment to represent the future of contemporary house music.
—Lisa Kocay, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
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Ernesto Lechner, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2024
Given designer fragrance’s domination, striking a balance between aspiration and relatability is key.
—James Manso, WWD, 1 Oct. 2024
While the 5-0 win is somewhat routine given City’s domination in recent years, Haaland’s goal was anything but ordinary.
—Ben Church, CNN, 24 Oct. 2024
Surely, No Big Deal proves to be just the opposite of its naming as the LP exemplifies the project’s ability to create tracks designed for dancefloor domination and its relentless commitment to represent the future of contemporary house music.
—Lisa Kocay, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
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The dominance of automobiles and the infrastructure that supports them over many decades only seems inevitable in hindsight.Nir Eisikovits, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024
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According to both Ives and Musk, that’s likely positive for Tesla, given its dominance in the market.William Gavin, Quartz, 13 Nov. 2024
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The philosopher Johann Gottlieb Fichte, a father of German nationalism, even accused Europeans of deliberately keeping German lands fragmented—the better to enlist German valor for their own conquests.Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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These symbols further connect the artifact to Zoroastrianism, the state religion of the Sasanian Empire, the last Iranian empire before the early Muslim conquests.Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Sep. 2024
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Glimpses of past traumas and ongoing tribulations are thrown into balance the full breadth of a character striving to solidify her dominion.Holly Jones, Variety, 16 Oct. 2024
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Spain’s colonial tenure ended in the twilight years of the nineteenth century with the emergence of the United States as a world power, hungry for its own offshore dominions.Jon Lee Anderson, Foreign Affairs, 14 Dec. 2021
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In the fight for smartphone supremacy, AI is becoming the new battleground.Paul Monckton, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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Related Chip race: Microsoft, Meta, Google, and Nvidia battle it out for AI chip supremacy Apple’s ‘Project ACDC’ is creating AI chips for data centers.Umar Shakir, The Verge, 29 Oct. 2024
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Focusing on the rights of Israelis and Palestinians, not their governments’ dueling claims to sovereignty, will push the communities toward a solution in which both can live in peace and dignity.Marwan Muasher, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2024
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Meanwhile, the diplomatic wing of the Iranian government has taken a softer approach — downplaying the harm caused by Israel’s latest attack but pushing for an international response to the violation of their sovereignty.Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Domination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/domination. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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