dominations

noun

plural of domination
as in dominions
controlling power or influence over others auction houses battling for domination in the high-end art market

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Recent Examples of dominations There will be 25 in-store client events, global out-of-home from Piccadilly to Sunset Strip including bus-stop dominations, and 15 social platforms activated simultaneously. — Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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  1. dominions
  2. sovereignties
  3. reigns
Noun
  • Their dominions extend not merely over territory, trade routes, and airspace but over knowledge itself.
    — Niall Ferguson, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The show represents a milestone in American TV, when showrunners like Shonda Rhimes began to become famous names in and of themselves, and create whole dominions of TV shows on networks and streaming services.
    — Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 29 June 2026
Definition of dominions
Noun
  • The Black Sea region stands out as a canvas of chokepoints and competing sovereignties, of energy routes and grain corridors, of overlapping jurisdictions and unresolved conflicts.
    — Galip Dalay, Time, 19 Aug. 2025
Definition of sovereignties
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  • According to 2025 statistics sourced from Cinépolis and other exhibitors, AMC reigns worldwide in terms of screen count, with 9,640, followed by China’s Wanda, with 8,743 and Cinepolis, 6,853.
    — Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Yet in a land where machismo still reigns, it’s considered a rather severe insult.
    — Jeanne Bonner, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of reigns

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