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noun

dominance

the state of being more powerful or influential than all rivals

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Six example sentences with dominance, each labelled with its topic.

  • The club's dominance of the regional powerlifting meet lasted six years, until a rival gym poached its two best coaches.

    Fitness

  • One bacterial strain's dominance in every culture from the ward told the microbiologist a single source was spreading it.

    Medicine

  • The center's dominance under the rim meant opposing guards stopped driving the lane by the second quarter and settled for jumpers.

    Basketball

  • The dollar's dominance in world trade means that even two countries far from America often settle their bills in it.

    Economics

  • One search engine's dominance left rivals fighting for a few percent of queries, and most of them gave up within a decade.

    Business

  • The team's dominance of the league lasted three seasons, until a patch changed the map they had mastered.

    Gaming

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