as in conquest
the act or process of bringing someone or something under one's control
the gradual dominating of Europe by a few ruling families
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as in conquering
to bring under one's control by force of arms
by 1941 Hitler had dominated much of Europe
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as in overlooking
to look down on
the ruined fortress dominates the town
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as in domineering
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Recent Examples of dominating
Andrew Keatts, Axios, 24 Mar. 2025
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
The style of dancehall currently dominating the streets of England is quite different from the dancehall that ruled the Billboard Hot 100 in the early 2000s.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 21 Mar. 2025
The Big East and Big Ten are dominating the weekend so far, but there is a lot of March left.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
With sheer dresses, skirts, and blouses still dominating runways, naked fashion remains one of the biggest trends for Fall/Winter 2025.
—Andrea Bossi, Essence, 13 Mar. 2025
Senior center Addison Harding is dominating from the paint, leading all scorers with 11 points on 5-of-7 shooting.
—Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 12 Mar. 2025
The questions surrounding Holloway’s final moments captured the attention of the entire country for days, weeks and years after her death – dominating the 24/7 news cycle, inspiring dozens of books and documentaries, and helping to germinate America’s obsession with true crime.
—Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025
While Snook has been dominating the stage in The Picture of Dorian Grey — which premiered in Australia in 2020 — Culkin just won his first Oscar for his performance in A Real Pain on March 2.
—Tommy McArdle, People.com, 12 Mar. 2025
Adjective
Outside cash is dominating the special election for a new county supervisor in the South Bay.
—Andrew Keatts, Axios, 24 Mar. 2025
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
The style of dancehall currently dominating the streets of England is quite different from the dancehall that ruled the Billboard Hot 100 in the early 2000s.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 21 Mar. 2025
The Big East and Big Ten are dominating the weekend so far, but there is a lot of March left.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
With sheer dresses, skirts, and blouses still dominating runways, naked fashion remains one of the biggest trends for Fall/Winter 2025.
—Andrea Bossi, Essence, 13 Mar. 2025
Senior center Addison Harding is dominating from the paint, leading all scorers with 11 points on 5-of-7 shooting.
—Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 12 Mar. 2025
The questions surrounding Holloway’s final moments captured the attention of the entire country for days, weeks and years after her death – dominating the 24/7 news cycle, inspiring dozens of books and documentaries, and helping to germinate America’s obsession with true crime.
—Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025
While Snook has been dominating the stage in The Picture of Dorian Grey — which premiered in Australia in 2020 — Culkin just won his first Oscar for his performance in A Real Pain on March 2.
—Tommy McArdle, People.com, 12 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dominating
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Ukraine’s resistance supports the post-World War II order, which bans aggressive conquest.—
Andy J. Semotiuk,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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The conquest took place in 1066, when Normans invaded the British Isles from France and seized power from the Anglo-Saxons.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
12 July 2025
Verb
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Is there not a single executive somewhere at Netflix to greenlight a fresh retelling of the core Hanukkah story of pride, miracles, and determined guerilla warfare against a conquering despot?—
Gord Magill,
Newsweek,
20 Dec. 2024
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Then English speakers began conquering Celtic, Native American, African, Australian and other peoples, pressuring or forcing them to give up their languages.—
Ross Perlin,
The Dial,
14 Nov. 2024
Adjective
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Solid-state batteries may also allow Western producers to localize production — thereby weaning themselves away from China's dominant supply chains .—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
22 July 2025
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And with fewer dominant teams than usual at the break, this season has been ruled by fortune, good or bad, more than most in recent memory.—
Neil Paine,
New York Times,
22 July 2025
Adjective
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Louise Fletcher portrays the domineering head nurse Ratched.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
6 July 2025
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But Agnes can’t stop barking orders, leaving the household staff at a loss over who to listen to — their domineering former boss or the woman signing their paychecks.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
23 June 2025
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Hockey’s loss became golf’s gain, and Gilmore’s domination on the championship tour gave the PGA a shot of pure rock & roll energy right up its tight, white ass.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
25 July 2025
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It was held together not by the domination of a single group, but rather by its asymmetries.—
Aatish Taseer,
Time,
15 July 2025
Adjective
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In March 2019, authorities arrested and charged more than 50 people, including coaches, test administrators, prominent CEOs, and the Hollywood stars.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
24 July 2025
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Estonia is widely considered a prominent tech hub in Europe.—
Ryan Browne,
CNBC,
24 July 2025
Adjective
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Helmed by Roach, Meet the Parents focuses on a nurse (Stiller) having trouble getting accepted by his girlfriend’s overbearing father (De Niro).—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
23 July 2025
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The local megachurch is its own whole thing, with Shondaland stalwart Katie Lowes giving a delightfully overbearing performance as Jill, a preacher’s wife and Margo sidekick who’s plotting to profit off of her husband’s influence.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
21 July 2025
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Twain’s narrative boasts some—discrepancies is too magisterial a word … peculiarities, say.—
Caity Weaver,
The Atlantic,
5 June 2025
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Copy Facebook Pinterest Photo by An Rong Xu From my airplane window, the Pearl River unfurled from fogged mountains in a glossy, pale-blue ribbon, a magisterial curve of water that defined the landscape with its flow.—
Bonnie Tsui,
AFAR Media,
6 May 2025
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“Dominating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dominating. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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