supremacy
Americannoun
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supreme power; authority
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the quality or condition of being supreme
Other Word Forms
- presupremacy noun
Etymology
Origin of supremacy
Example Sentences
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When Woodson and Corona Santiago’s Striker Pence were facing each other on Wednesday, it was the battle for hair supremacy.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2026
There’s no easy answer as to whether Minnesota will be able to get past a supremacy clause defense, said Jill Hasday, a constitutional law professor at the University of Minnesota.
From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026
When I’m talking about, like, anti-Blackness, white supremacy, I’m not talking to Black people because Black people know it.
From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026
The doctrine aims not merely at air superiority but at air supremacy -- the difference between having an advantage in the air versus total dominance of an airspace.
From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026
This was an era in which the Church’s unquestioned supremacy truly began to crumble and mere mortals took on the responsibility of creating the world around them.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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