1
as in dominance
controlling power or influence over others
auction houses battling for domination in the high-end art market
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2
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
The left-handed hitting Benson was a key component of the Reds domination of Cleveland in their Major League Baseball rivalry weekend matchup.
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Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
Will the domination over the Carolina Hurricanes remain?
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 25 May 2025
Augustine was concerned about the human lust for domination, and how leaders and institutions needed to work to put boundaries on unchecked power.
—Ruth Graham, New York Times, 22 May 2025
From the mind of prolific writer John Scalzi comes the story of a cat who plans world domination.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
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Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
Will the domination over the Carolina Hurricanes remain?
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 25 May 2025
Augustine was concerned about the human lust for domination, and how leaders and institutions needed to work to put boundaries on unchecked power.
—Ruth Graham, New York Times, 22 May 2025
From the mind of prolific writer John Scalzi comes the story of a cat who plans world domination.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for domination
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That group achieved little in Paris other than extending the club’s domestic dominance.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
15 June 2025
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The veteran forward has been a cornerstone of Bayern's dominance for more than a decade and a half.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 June 2025
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Bernal as a despotic and at times deluded Magellan persuades the Spanish Crown to fund his bold 16th century expedition to the fabled lands of the East, only to unleash a decade of devastation wreaked by European conquistadors in the Pacific as part of colonial conquests.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
3 June 2025
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Following his armies’ conquest of Constantinople in 1453, Ottoman sultan Mehmed II famously transformed the Hagia Sophia, built as a Christian church, into a mosque.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
24 May 2025
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It’s set in an empty warehouse loft, with light shooting through propeller fans (very Adrian Lyne), and with Miley, in her primal assertion of feminine dominion, joined by Naomi Campbell, the two of them obliterating the need for anyone else.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
7 June 2025
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Her Miami appearance echoed many familiar themes, preaching about God’s dominion and transforming American values and culture.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
6 June 2025
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Further, these resupply robots are able to leverage the advances in robotics and autonomy that both countries have honed from their ongoing battle for aerial drone supremacy.—
Vikram Mittal,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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As McLaren and Red Bull have vied for supremacy at the front of the F1 pack for almost a year now, the debate about flexi-wings has been intense, relating to both wings on the front and the rear of the car.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
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The next wave of policy will not be about fine-tuning compliance frameworks but will be about defending digital sovereignty.—
Emil Sayegh,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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Though voting occurred solely within Venezuelan borders, the act was a clear assertion of sovereignty.—
Antonio Maria Delgado,
Miami Herald,
6 June 2025
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“Domination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/domination. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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