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Princeton's WordNet

  1. ascendant, ascendent, dominatingadjective

    most powerful or important or influential

    "the economically ascendant class"; "D-day is considered the dominating event of the war in Europe"

  2. commanding, dominating, overlookingadjective

    used of a height or viewpoint

    "a commanding view of the ocean"; "looked up at the castle dominating the countryside"; "the balcony overlooking the ballroom"

  3. autocratic, bossy, dominating, high-and-mighty, magisterial, peremptoryadjective

    offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power

    "an autocratic person"; "autocratic behavior"; "a bossy way of ordering others around"; "a rather aggressive and dominating character"; "managed the employees in an aloof magisterial way"; "a swaggering peremptory manner"

ChatGPT

  1. dominating

    Dominating refers to exercising significant control, power, influence, or authority over someone or something. It generally implies having a commanding, superior or overwhelming position, presence, or effect.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Dominating

    of Dominate

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of dominating in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of dominating in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of dominating in a Sentence

  1. The Republican:

    The Republicans' hopes for capturing the governorship in the Old Dominion hinge upon running competitively in Northern Virginia and dominating in the mountain and western parts of the state, those hopes depend on which issues are at the forefront. If voters are thinking about the economy, taxes, and critical race theory, the data here suggest Youngkin might pull this off. If they are thinking about the virus and health care, McAuliffe cruises.

  2. Laura Fink:

    Democratic candidates are even in the polls even with gale force political winds in their face, the quality of Democratic candidates has enabled them to defy the traditional midterm disadvantage of the party in power, economic headwinds and a sour presidential approval rating to beat the odds. Republicans should be dominating — but they aren't — because not only are their candidates that badbut because swing state Democrats are that good.

  3. Lee Jeong-eun:

    My prediction that a Korean woman would be atop the leaderboard at the Women's US Open was based on statistics and facts, korean women are absolutely dominating the LPGA Tour. If you asked me again my answer would be the same but worded more carefully.

  4. Shabir Maddi:

    This is the first COVID-19 vaccine for which we now have objective evidence that it protects against the variant dominating in South Africa.

  5. Raewyn Connell:

    With teenage boys, the search for respect and recognition often results in exaggerated displays of dominating masculinity : the football hero, the first guy in the peer group who smokes, the playground bully, etc..

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