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[dom-uh-nuhnt] / ˈdɒm ə nənt /




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Dominant sixth seed Jessica Pegula powered past unseeded Russian Oksana Selekhmeteva and into the last 16 at the Australian Open Saturday as she eyes a deep run at the season-opening Grand Slam.

From Barron's • Jan. 24, 2026

Dominant sets showcasing his shot-making and athleticism are outweighed by ones where he displays vulnerability and nervousness.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2025

Dominant cosmological theories posit that stars are formed in molecular clouds that are sufficiently large and dense that it has the conditions necessary to create new stars.

From Salon • Feb. 22, 2025

Marcel Dionne: Dominant force and a lethal scorer.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2023

The Dominant traits and the Recessive traits of the respective parents he regarded as being segregated, absolutely, in one or in the other set of sex-cells produced by hybrid varieties.

From Feminism and Sex-Extinction by Kenealy, Arabella




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