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as in to conquer
to bring under one's control by force of arms
by 1941 Hitler had dominated much of Europe
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Recent Examples of dominate
Since 1984, Dell has been dominating the prebuilt PC and accessory market by making hardware that keeps up with modern needs at reasonable prices.
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K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 23 May 2025
Billboard’s Friday Music Guide serves as a handy guide to this Friday’s most essential releases — the key music that everyone will be talking about today, and that will be dominating playlists this weekend and beyond.
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 23 May 2025
The action has dominated news in countries around the world, said Mike Henniger, president and CEO of Illume Student Advisory Services, a company that works with colleges in the U.S., Canada and Europe to recruit international students.
—Jocelyn Gecker, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2025
White farmers came to dominate the economy, and three decades into democracy, the imbalance persists.
—Sizwe Mpofu Walsh, Time, 23 May 2025
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K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 23 May 2025
Billboard’s Friday Music Guide serves as a handy guide to this Friday’s most essential releases — the key music that everyone will be talking about today, and that will be dominating playlists this weekend and beyond.
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 23 May 2025
The action has dominated news in countries around the world, said Mike Henniger, president and CEO of Illume Student Advisory Services, a company that works with colleges in the U.S., Canada and Europe to recruit international students.
—Jocelyn Gecker, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2025
White farmers came to dominate the economy, and three decades into democracy, the imbalance persists.
—Sizwe Mpofu Walsh, Time, 23 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dominate
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Educate Yourself, And Be Prepared The very best way to conquer your business fear and build confidence as a leader is to do the work required to be at your best.—
Michelle Mekky,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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Putnam was always photographed with famous people: standing next to Charles Lindbergh, first man to fly solo across the Atlantic; posing with Commander Byrd, the man who conquered the South Pole; smiling with Howard Carter, the man who discovered King Tut.—
/ CBS News,
CBS News,
25 May 2025
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The unlikely trio begins working backward, reexamining the missing person’s case and trying to determine what avenues and signs were previously overlooked.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
29 May 2025
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Overall, the move to focus on individual risks and benefits may overlook broader public health benefits.—
Libby Richards,
The Conversation,
29 May 2025
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Investment spending picked up around 2016 but hit a wall with Covid, and has been subdued since.—
William Dunkelberg,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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One of the suspects had to be subdued with a stun gun.—
Jim Woods,
Chicago Tribune,
30 May 2025
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This coast fronts the Straits of Malacca, rather than the Andaman Sea, and lies along a traditional trade route to Malaysia.—
Eric Goodman,
Travel + Leisure,
25 May 2025
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Popular psychedelic rock band fronted by Wayne Coyne, who’s the type of songwriter to craft a hit song about preparing toast with Vaseline, blowing a nose with magazines, and dyeing hair with tangerines?—
Levi Weaver,
New York Times,
20 May 2025
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Use of the funds to pay for unapproved expenses would subject accountholders to penalties.—
Anne Marie D. Lee,
CBS News,
22 May 2025
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And that order clearly violates the separation of powers, subjecting a presidential advisory body to intrusive discovery and threatening the confidentiality and candor of its advice, putatively to address a legal question that never should have necessitated discovery in this case at all.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
21 May 2025
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Learning how to overcome your own anxiety is the first step to helping your kids do the same, said Robbins.—
Ashton Jackson,
CNBC,
30 May 2025
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The odds remain against them — only 16.1% of teams have overcome a 3-2 deficit in NBA playoff history — but the Knicks are coming off their best all-around performance of the series.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
30 May 2025
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Florida is 48-15 on the season and defeated its conference foe, Georgia, in the Super Regional.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 May 2025
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And while Maresca’s position as head coach isn’t greatly consolidated by winning the least of them, defeat to Betis would have hurt him.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
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“Dominate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dominate. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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