Dominant and Ongoing

Dominant

Dominant adjective - Coming before all others in importance.

Ongoing and dominant are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Ongoing" instead an adjective "Dominant".

Ongoing

Ongoing adjective - Being in progress or development.

Dominant and ongoing are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dominant" instead an adjective "Ongoing".

Both words in one sentence

  • Film / Interstellar Apocalypse How: Ongoing Planetary/Societal Collapse turning into a Planetary/Species Extinction (dominant species, natural), as failing crops endanger the survival of the human race.
  • Starfish Aliens The chain of DNA is still ongoing; since the Xenomorphs evolved through artificial means, their genes are apparently still co-dominant with other lifeforms.note A number of works, including the majority of the Alien vs.
  • Mauve Shirt Genre Savvy by virtue of having been the dominant player in an earlier, failed elimination game show, Alejandro strikes up an Odd Friendship with the socially awkward contestant, Beth, and is implied to be mentoring her on an ongoing basis.
    Source: Mauve Shirt
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