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- adjective Not
dominant .
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Examples
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But vestiges of this nonjudgmental, nonhierarchical consciousness persist among the dainty souls who call quadraplegics "differently abled" or bend over backward not to be dismissive of "nondominant" viewpoints: that whites are congenital "ice people," for instance, or that the Holocaust never happened.
Twenty-Five Years Later, We're Still Living In Woodstock Nation 2008
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They were either told to slide it over their dominant hand or over their nondominant hand.
Art Markman, Ph.D.: The Extraordinary Power of Habits Ph.D. Art Markman 2011
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When they watched movie previews in a theater but were asked to use their nondominant hand, making them more aware of their actions, their stale-popcorn consumption dropped by a third.
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As women become more and powerful in our society and our economy — see the new Atlantic Monthly cover story, "The End of Men," for the stats — men will have to abandon the old, Clint Eastwood model of masculinity and embrace a newer, nondominant mode of manhood if they hope to keep up.
I Do, Too 2010
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In psychological studies, even something as simple as using your nondominant hand to brush your teeth for two weeks can increase willpower capacity.
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When he played his first tournament — also at 10 — the light racket and small grip helped Rafa make the transition to a one-handed forehand on his nondominant side.
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First, if "identity politics" is confined to nondominant groups, the "common" good/interest/gain must be that of the dominant group.
Attacking Sotomayor: Identity politics and hidden racial appeals 2009
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Consider training yourself to use your mouse on your nondominant side.
THE PROGRAM KELLY TRAVER 2009
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Consider training yourself to use your mouse on your nondominant side.
THE PROGRAM KELLY TRAVER 2009
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Hypnotists call this a distraction technique: sending the dominant hemisphere on an assignment involving linguistic processes, thus opening the nondominant hemisphere to suggestion.
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