A dominant mode of thought in America would be called manifest destiny by the 1840s.

What is the dominant mode of knowledge within the discipline?

Social character is essentially adaptive to the dominant mode of production in a society.

Also, by the late 1940s, swing was no longer the dominant mode of jazz musicians.

In the following decades, experimental work replaced natural history as the dominant mode of research.

Over the next ten years, I believe this will become the dominant mode of scientific publication in most fields.

For much of the 20th century, naturalism was the dominant mode.

The car is the dominant mode of transport for Darwin residents.

The dominant shedding mode is shown in the following pictures.

This went on to become the dominant mode of advertising in the late 20th century.