- present participle of dominate.
dominating
Example Sentences
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With movies like “Obsession” and “Backrooms” already dominating the early-summer box office, the industry is rethinking its iron-grip commitment to regurgitating the same films audiences have seen 100 times before, in slightly different ways.
From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026
Nearly 17 years after the King of Pop’s death, Michael Jackson is dominating the box office, television ratings and headlines.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
While Beijing holds roughly half of global rare-earth reserves, it controls more than 90% of processing and magnet production, giving it a dominating influence over global supply chains.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
Ipsos showed Fujimori dominating the capital Lima, carrying the urban vote and the coast, while Sánchez swept the rural vote and the mountainous Andes regions.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
Before Peach, Grace hadn’t really given her biological mom much thought, but now this strange woman kept dominating her mind.
From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway
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