as in authoritarian
fond of ordering people around
the younger children in the family were controlled by a domineering older sister
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Recent Examples of domineering
Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
Shot at Maine North High School in Des Plaines, Ill., The Breakfast Club saw five disparate archetypical high schoolers come together, form unforgettable bonds and go through adolescent growing pains during one Saturday detention under the watchful eye of a domineering principal.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 17 Apr. 2025
But if Shauna was this awful and domineering and scary in the teen timeline, why has she been treated like a normal housewife by her fellow survivors this whole time?
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
At times, the man, Cassidy, seems like a stereotypical philandering suburban husband—narcissistic, domineering, but convinced of his own good intentions.
—Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
Among them towers the frighteningly domineering Honoria Glossop.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
Shot at Maine North High School in Des Plaines, Ill., The Breakfast Club saw five disparate archetypical high schoolers come together, form unforgettable bonds and go through adolescent growing pains during one Saturday detention under the watchful eye of a domineering principal.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 17 Apr. 2025
But if Shauna was this awful and domineering and scary in the teen timeline, why has she been treated like a normal housewife by her fellow survivors this whole time?
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
At times, the man, Cassidy, seems like a stereotypical philandering suburban husband—narcissistic, domineering, but convinced of his own good intentions.
—Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for domineering
Adjective
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But then again, almost everything Trump does is right out of the authoritarian playbook.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
8 June 2025
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Any center of liberal and free thought from pop music to Ivy League universities is vulnerable to authoritarian impulses.—
Stephen Collinson,
CNN Money,
7 June 2025
Verb
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Outside cash is dominating the special election for a new county supervisor in the South Bay.—
Andrew Keatts,
Axios,
24 Mar. 2025
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Vancouver, meanwhile, fell short against the New York Rangers, despite thoroughly dominating play and out-chancing the struggling Rangers by a brutally lopsided margin.—
Thomas Drance,
The Athletic,
24 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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There is something dangerously, provocatively arrogant about his glorified gang leader looks.—
Timothy Crouse,
Rolling Stone,
9 June 2025
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The exiled poet was criticized for his arrogant attempts to influence British and American foreign policy.—
Graham Robb,
The Atlantic,
9 June 2025
Adjective
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A lot of Carmen's overbearing attitude and protectiveness towards Ana comes from fear of the unknown.—
Jeryl Brunner,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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Playing with texture is spirited without being too overbearing.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
13 May 2025
Adjective
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The full moon in Sagittarius on June 11 will ignite your bossy 10th house of authority, urging you to take a closer look at how your professional life influences your personal life.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
6 June 2025
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Their parents, too, are likable, loving, hard-working people, a little bossy now and then, but genuinely concerned for their children.—
Robert Lloyd,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2025
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