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domineer

verb

Definition of domineer

as in to dominate

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Recent Examples of domineer The film is set on a remote island along Croatia’s Adriatic coast where 17-year-old Julija spends her days diving for eel, longing to free herself from her domineering father, Ante. — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 3 Mar. 2023 Both Houzz and the NKBA are seeing wood coming in close second to (if not surpassing) the once-domineering white vanities. — Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Mar. 2023 The House speakership vote left the Republican leader domineered by a select group of far-right members who secured radical rules changes and key committee spots, even usurping other Republicans who supported McCarthy from the beginning. — Prem Thakker, The New Republic, 20 Feb. 2023 There, Ned is raised by his domineering mother, Ellen (The Babadook’s Essie Davis, who’s married to Kurzel in real life), once his Irish-convict father, Red (Ben Corbett), exits the picture. — Isaac Feldberg, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2020 See All Example Sentences for domineer

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Saturday is dominated by college football, and Sunday is dominated by NFL games.

— David Troy OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026
On either side of the line, the Kill Zone is a band roughly 10 to 20 miles miles wide, and dominated by drones.

— Greg Myre, NPR, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of dominate

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Straight legs, cigarette cuts, wide fits, and slim silhouettes are all in circulation at once—which means there’s no single dominant shape dictating the market.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026
Culver City voted last month to set rules around robotaxi fleet services that dictate where and when the vehicles can be charged, stored and cleaned.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026

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Among his memorable leading performances were roles as an explosive Marine pilot who tyrannizes his family in The Great Santini (1979) and as a fading, alcoholic country singer in Tender Mercies (1983), which won him a Best Actor Oscar.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 24 Feb. 2026
There would be plenty to celebrate if Iranians successfully replaced the Islamist regime that has tyrannized them for 45 years.

— Jason D. Greenblatt, semafor.com, 18 June 2025

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