predominancy

noun

pri-ˈdä-mə-nən(t)-sē How to pronounce predominancy (audio)
Definition of predominancynext
as in domination
controlling power or influence over others Asia's long rise to predominancy in high-tech manufacturing

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  1. domination
  2. dominance
  3. dominion
  4. supremacy
  5. sovereignty
  6. reign
Noun
  • As in equine therapy, the connection between human and horse becomes more subliminal—not as a relationship based on domination, but one of mutual care and attunement.
    Essence, Essence, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Her indispensable account of the prehistory of the U.S. economic security state argues that elite strategies of domination are only half the story, if that.
    Henry Farrell, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of domination
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of dominance
Noun
  • 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
  • Answering the summons of McCabe and others, thousands of Black people chose to forsake the dominion of Jim Crow for Oklahoma.
    Caleb Gayle, The Atlantic, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of dominion
Noun
  • 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
  • Fox News has since dominated the race for cable news supremacy, according to Mediaite.
    Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of supremacy
Noun
  • This gives countries true financial sovereignty impossible with traditional reserve assets like gold or foreign currencies.
    Andrey Sergeenkov, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
  • 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
Definition of sovereignty
Noun
  • There, she was coached by Helena Costa, perhaps most notable for her brief reign in charge of men’s Ligue 2 side Clermont in 2014.
    Michael Cox, The Athletic, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Rajiv Mehrotra In the world’s only deaf-mute village where silence reigns, tension mounts as Misra Khatoon approaches childbirth.
    Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of reign
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