domineering
adjective
dom·i·neer·ing
ˌdä-mə-ˈnir-iŋ 
: inclined to exercise arbitrary and overbearing control over others
domineeringly
adverb
domineeringness
noun
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To be domineering is to behave like a lord. (The word lordly doesn't express quite the same thing.) Someone who tells you what you can wear or what friends you can spend time with could be called domineering; so could someone who always decides what you're going to do with your free time. Those of us who grow up with a domineering parent usually flee as soon as we're old enough.
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the younger children in the family were controlled by a domineering older sister
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But soon enough, all three have arrived at the Morrow estate in rural Nebraska, where the aftereffects of Carlyle’s cruel, domineering parenting still echo.
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Emily C. Hughes, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2024
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—Okla Jones, Essence, 22 Oct. 2024
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—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2024
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—Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2024
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Emily C. Hughes, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2024
Shelby Taylor Former girlfriend of Murch, the domineering Shelby goes on hit The Real Housewives TV show franchise, and is now a prominent reality television star.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 22 Oct. 2024
Jax’s domineering rule is greasing the pot for the WWE women’s champion to get her comeuppance.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2024
Speak No Evil stars the Scottish actor, 45, as a domineering husband and father with some sinister secrets.
—Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2024
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“Domineering.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/domineering. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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