preside (over)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for preside (over)
Verb
  • Venus, your ruling planet, goes direct in Pisces on the 12th, ending the retrograde and shifting your focus back to your desires and personal values.
    Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 July 2025
  • The Medical Examiner ruled that Allen’s cause of death was blunt force trauma and gunshot wounds, the arrest report states.
    David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 1 July 2025
Verb
  • His influence on Chelsea’s sequences of possession is almost entirely focused on the left ‘pocket’ or half-space, operating alongside Cole Palmer as one of two advanced creators in a ‘box’ midfield.
    Liam Twomey, New York Times, 28 June 2025
  • Life Time also operates facilities in Roseville and Folsom.
    Olivia Cyrus, Sacbee.com, 27 June 2025
Verb
  • As companies adopt these tools, the stakes go beyond efficiency—how AI is designed, deployed and governed will shape its real-world impact on organizations and the people who run them.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • The working-class Americans who trusted Republicans to have their backs are now set to learn a painful lesson about the difference between campaign promises and governing priorities.
    Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
Verb
  • These trends mark a profound shift in how risk is understood, priced, and managed.
    Felicia Jackson, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
  • Like all business ventures, festivals need to find a fan fit and manage through variables like costs, weather, artist availability and addressable market.
    Geoff Robins, Rolling Stone, 23 June 2025
Verb
  • The flights will have regular communications with air traffic control towers, a wide array of sensors on board and someone supervising the plane from below. Plans for the company’s air taxis also are being tested at two other U.S. airports., Houston and Long Beach, California.
    Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 17 June 2025
  • Never feed or approach bears, secure all garbage, clean and store grills and fire pits properly, store any toys when not in use and make sure young children and pets are supervised when outside.
    Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 June 2025
Verb
  • The city’s Transportation Department oversees more than 4,000 miles of streets; streetlights, bridges and intersections; more than 400 miles of bike lanes and trails; and the partnerships that operate the Divvy bike-share system and the city’s e-scooters.
    Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2025
  • Sloan, who oversaw an Emmy-winning tribute after Walters’ death, also wanted a deeper exploration into the impact of her career.
    Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025
Verb
  • Fort Worth firefighters quickly controlled a two-alarm fire at Hulen Mall on Friday night, and shoppers and employees were evacuated from the building.
    Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 June 2025
  • Do control the Asian psyllid insects with an insecticide spray at each flush of growth to prevent the spread of greening disease.
    Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 June 2025
Verb
  • Clouds play an important role in regulating the climate.
    Max G. Levy, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 June 2025
  • Last week, the Senate approved the stablecoin bill, establishing a framework to regulate these digital currencies that are linked to the U.S. dollar.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
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“Preside (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preside%20%28over%29. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.

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