dominates

verb

present tense third-person singular of dominate
1
as in conquers
to bring under one's control by force of arms by 1941 Hitler had dominated much of Europe

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2
as in overlooks
to look down on the ruined fortress dominates the town

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Recent Examples of dominates Dishes here are served in a restaurant that spills out onto the central square of the hotel, with a bar counter that dominates the room. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Aug. 2026 At the University of Georgia, football often dominates the headlines. — Sarah Spencer, AJC.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Every few years the phenomenon known as El Niño dominates the headlines. — John P. Rafferty, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 Aug. 2026 China dominates booming humanoid shipments Global shipments of humanoid robots reached about 19,000 units in the first half of 2026, up 272% from a year earlier, with Chinese makers accounting for 97% of those sales, according to Morgan Stanley. — Anniek Bao,jenni Reid,jenny Lee, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2026 OpenRouter's fivefold volume jump suggests deflation and platform revenue are not mechanically opposed, and nobody outside Stripe has the data to say which effect dominates. — Janakiram Msv, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026 China currently dominates much of the global rare earth processing and magnet supply chain. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 19 Aug. 2026 How Taiwan pulls ahead Even in the contract chipmaking sector that TSMC now dominates, Samsung initially had the upper hand. — John Liu, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026 Atlanta dominates the glass on both ends of the floor and scores the most paint points per game by taking the highest rate of field goals within three feet of the hoop. — Geoff Clark Outkick, FOXNews.com, 16 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dominates
  1. conquers
  2. overlooks
  3. subdues
  4. subjects
  5. overcomes
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  • As technology conquers this final Wi-Fi frontier, air travel will never be the same.
    — Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Iceman appears on four Billboard charts this week and conquers two of them.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of conquers
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  • Jaida Hargrove's grandfather, Rick Arrate, lived alone on Peavine Mountain, which overlooks Reno and Sparks.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Located in the heart of it all, the home’s terrace overlooks the medina rooftops, Koutobia Mosque and the Atlas Mountains, but still feels a world away from the city’s bustle.
    — Katie Silcox, Vogue, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of overlooks
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  • In person, Huang subdues his ironic braggadocio with polite eye contact and rolling belly laughs at his own jokes.
    — Mariella Rudi, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
  • El Nino also subdues the hurricane season in the Atlantic because there is so much heat in the Pacific that outcompetes the Atlantic, Berardelli added.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 May 2026
Definition of subdues
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  • The ordinance subjects anyone breaking the rule to a $100 fine for each violation, along with all of the restoration costs associated with the damage.
    — Jack Albright, jsonline.com, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Then founder and master distiller Joe McGirr subjects his spirit to a vapor chamber chockablock with even more juniper.
    — Brad Japhe, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of subjects
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  • Overcoming physical barriers The plasma centrifuge overcomes these physical barriers.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Used in the group’s previous drone research, this landing gear disperses energy to reduce impact and overcomes multiple engineering challenges.
    — Tim Hornyak, IEEE Spectrum, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of overcomes

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“Dominates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dominates. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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