as in domination
controlling power or influence over others
European intellectuals have long debated the consequences of the hegemony of American popular culture around the world
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Recent Examples of hegemony
There’s precedent for this kind of genetic hegemony beyond the cane toad.
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Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 7 Apr. 2025
The drumbeat for using stablecoins to help preserve the hegemony of the U.S. dollar has also grown louder in recent months.
—Tanaya MacHeel,mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 25 Mar. 2025
European, Asian and Latin American allies of the United States are already in talks to create trade lines less subject to the volatility of American hegemony.
—Talmon Joseph Smith, New York Times, 2 May 2025
This would mark another step away from American hegemony and toward a world with various spheres of influence.
—Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 1 May 2025
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Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 7 Apr. 2025
The drumbeat for using stablecoins to help preserve the hegemony of the U.S. dollar has also grown louder in recent months.
—Tanaya MacHeel,mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 25 Mar. 2025
European, Asian and Latin American allies of the United States are already in talks to create trade lines less subject to the volatility of American hegemony.
—Talmon Joseph Smith, New York Times, 2 May 2025
This would mark another step away from American hegemony and toward a world with various spheres of influence.
—Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hegemony
Noun
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For a minute in the 1990s, Failure seemed destined for world domination.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
3 June 2025
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As the 2024-25 season kicked off last August, Madrid appeared set for another spell of domination.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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Reliance on China China’s dominance in the global drug supply chain is part and parcel of its position as the world’s factory.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
3 June 2025
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In the future, another language – or no language at all – might rise to dominance.—
Nicholas Green,
The Conversation,
3 June 2025
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Further, these resupply robots are able to leverage the advances in robotics and autonomy that both countries have honed from their ongoing battle for aerial drone supremacy.—
Vikram Mittal,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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As McLaren and Red Bull have vied for supremacy at the front of the F1 pack for almost a year now, the debate about flexi-wings has been intense, relating to both wings on the front and the rear of the car.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
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The next generation of Kardashians will soon enough inherit the dynasty’s now quieter cultural dominion, despite the media’s relentless transmutation, because the family has become powerful enough to run on autopilot.—
M. J. Corey,
New Yorker,
24 May 2025
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The region was once home to the Samnites, an ancient Italic warrior people that fought the Romans for dominion before Rome became an empire.—
Asia London Palomba,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Apr. 2025
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The next wave of policy will not be about fine-tuning compliance frameworks but will be about defending digital sovereignty.—
Emil Sayegh,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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Though voting occurred solely within Venezuelan borders, the act was a clear assertion of sovereignty.—
Antonio Maria Delgado,
Miami Herald,
6 June 2025
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“Hegemony.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hegemony. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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