What does dominating mean?
Definitions for dominating
dom·i·nat·ing
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Princeton's WordNet
ascendant, ascendent, dominatingadjective
most powerful or important or influential
"the economically ascendant class"; "D-day is considered the dominating event of the war in Europe"
commanding, dominating, overlookingadjective
used of a height or viewpoint
"a commanding view of the ocean"; "looked up at the castle dominating the countryside"; "the balcony overlooking the ballroom"
autocratic, bossy, dominating, high-and-mighty, magisterial, peremptoryadjective
offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power
"an autocratic person"; "autocratic behavior"; "a bossy way of ordering others around"; "a rather aggressive and dominating character"; "managed the employees in an aloof magisterial way"; "a swaggering peremptory manner"
ChatGPT
dominating
Dominating refers to exercising significant control, power, influence, or authority over someone or something. It generally implies having a commanding, superior or overwhelming position, presence, or effect.
Webster Dictionary
Dominating
of Dominate
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of dominating in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of dominating in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of dominating in a Sentence
I heard what the President said today about dominating and fighting. I know I should be surprised when I hear incendiary words like this from him, but I'm not, at so many times during these past several weeks when the country needed compassion and leadership the most, it was simply nowhere to be found.
The tone is positive, yellen's speech is the main feature, it's dominating the news. Her language will be closely watched.
I was close in Madrid, but today I was dominating everything, i definitely needed to change some of my tactics when playing against Rafa. I had to play 100 percent to beat him.
Trade headlines are dominating sentiment but in terms of the key event risk, the release of the Fed minutes will be a big one for market participants.
Global investors are cannibalizing each other. Calling it a market disaster is not an overstatement, the mood of panic is dominating the market ... And I don't see any signs of meaningful government intervention.
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