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dominates

  • present tense form
    of dominate (3rd person singular).
    dominate
    verb (used with object)
    to rule over; govern; control.

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Ever present to the south, Mono Lake dominates the view from the highway.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

Even as the AI build-out dominates their attention, investors have been making big moves toward nontechnology sectors.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

What remained unclear was exactly how the brain controls this process, particularly during non-REM sleep, the deep, restorative stage that typically dominates the earlier part of the night.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026

Meredith Whittaker has little patience for the AI doom that dominates headlines - she thinks warnings of AI turning on humanity is a fear "not anchored in science".

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

A single billboard, mounted on the cornice of the building across the alley, dominates the view; its surface gleams three yards beyond the glass.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr