domineering

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Laurie Metcalf plays Linda, the siblings’ domineering mother.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

In fact he is the opposite — a domineering strongman who seeks to bully everyone around him into compliance.

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026

"He was just so domineering and you just couldn't talk back to him," she added.

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026

Helen, the oldest sibling, is a domineering homemaker who has appointed herself keeper of the family recipes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

Even now, as he sits there fiddling with some kind of plastic box, he's easily ignored in the presence of his large and domineering companions.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins