What does dominating mean?
Definitions for dominating
dom·i·nat·ing
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Princeton's WordNet
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"
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"
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
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
Dominating
of Dominate
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of dominating in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of dominating in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of dominating in a Sentence
(With low oil prices) An economic stimulus program has been handed to us, why should we add to that with monetary policy? i am irritated by one question dominating the recent public debate: when will you finally buy?
O'Malley has the best shot to [gain momentum] and this is a make-or-break moment for his campaign, it would require a dominating performance that showed him to be an exciting and electable alternative like Fiorina had in the last GOP debate.
All the evidence points to humans being the dominating factor behind the loss of this species.
I’m thankful I had a very authentic relationship, obviously, he was my employer but at the same time there was a level of respect and because of the window of time I worked with him it was in that critical point where you go from off-the-radar to dominating the radar. I think, more than anything else, I really felt, and he demonstrated, that he saw me as not just a band member or employee but more as a confidante big brother and we had an authentic relationship.
It has been reported previously that the bivalent vaccine is well tolerated with temporary 'reactogenic' effects similar to those following the univalent booster injection so we can anticipate that this new mixed vaccine should be well tolerated, as we head towards the autumn with omicron variants dominating the covid infection landscape, it certainly makes sense to consider use of this new bivalent vaccine, if available.
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