1
as in to rule
to exercise authority or power over
from 1923 to 1948 Palestine was presided over by Great Britain under a mandate granted by the League of Nations
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2
as in to operate
to look after and make decisions about
he presides over a vast communications empire
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for preside (over)
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Initially, the referees ruled Freeman had been offside.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
20 June 2026 -
The development came after the judge ruled in May that evidence found during an initial search of Mangione's backpack must be suppressed, including a magazine, cell phone, passport and wallet.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
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The Aman Beverly Hills, currently under construction and expected to open in 2028, will supposedly not only include a full luxe floor for plastic surgery recovery but actual operating rooms, a private garden just for patients and surgeons on call.—
Merle Ginsberg,
HollywoodReporter,
19 June 2026
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Every day horse carriages are operating in the park is a day the safety of New Yorkers is in jeopardy.—
Ivan Pereira,
ABC News,
19 June 2026
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His election marked a historic shift for the South American country, governed almost continuously since 2006 by Bolivia’s Movement to Socialism, or MAS.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
20 June 2026
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The Cuban government this week approved a package of 176 economic reforms that would significantly alter parts of the socialist model that has governed the island for more than six decades.—
Ivan Taylor,
CBS News,
20 June 2026
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Both Ghana and England will walk away with a point after Ghana managed to hold off England in a heart-pounding final few minutes of stoppage time.—
Monica Alba,
NBC news,
24 June 2026
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Most of the site sits on private land, with a smaller portion managed by the Bureau of Land Management.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
24 June 2026
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That enables Cadence’s system, which is supervised by physicians, to alert a clinician when a patient is deteriorating before a stroke or heart attack, for example.—
Amy Feldman,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
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Judge Stacy Street sentenced Beckwith to three years supervised probation, the court clerk confirmed to USA TODAY.—
Liza Esquibias,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
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After a 1980s split with Fidel Castro cost him the Interior Ministry, Valdés returned to power in the 2000s, overseeing telecommunications, serving as vice president and helping recover Che Guevara’s remains.—
Andrea Rodriguez,
Los Angeles Times,
22 June 2026
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The advisory board is overseen by the Eastern Connecticut Conservation District, a nonprofit formed to protect natural resources and promoting sustainable land use in Windham, New London and Tolland counties.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
21 June 2026
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With multiple scoring chances and the majority of possession, Morocco has controlled much of these first 20 minutes in Boston.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
20 June 2026
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While the ride vehicles are connected to a track, riders can control the speed, which tops out at about 6 mph.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
20 June 2026
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State lawmakers have stepped back from earlier, wider-ranging attempts to regulate AI that were vetoed or otherwise derailed by governors who viewed the measures as too onerous toward the industry’s development, including efforts to hold developers accountable for bias in AI systems.—
Marc Levy,
Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2026
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The candidates in the crowded field have traded barbs about Bores’ supposed ties to Big Tech and outside groups have poured millions into the race both supporting and opposing his proposals to regulate artificial intelligence.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
20 June 2026
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“Preside (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preside%20%28over%29. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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