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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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Vucic dominated Serbian politics since becoming president of the Serbian Progressive Party, or SNS, in 2012, then becoming prime minister in 2014, then switching over to president in 2017.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 27 Oct. 2026
Club name Meta Platforms , as well as SpaceX and Anthropic, are dominating the headlines on Monday with plans to raise their share of the shrinking capital pie for the next legs of their AI ambitions.

— Zev Fima, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of dominate

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River Forest NIMBYs deserve a hearing but they should not be allowed to dictate transportation policy for the entire Northern Illinois region.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
For example, when a witness answers a question, the judge can now dictate what should be recorded by Adalat.

— Zoë Schiffer, semafor.com, 28 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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