in (full) command of
idiom
: having complete control of
She seems to be in (full) command of the situation.
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And just like that, Hall is in her element — powerful, poised and completely in command of her stage.
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Corein Carter, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
The new lead comes after the CCSO handed the search for Decker over to the U.S. Border Patrol, with the department remaining in command of the criminal investigation.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2025
Nix is going to be far more in command of the offense, and Sean Payton knows how to coach.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
In a last-minute postscript, Crozier, by then in command of the expedition, recorded the crew’s intention of leaving the following day for what is now known as Back River.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 May 2025
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Corein Carter, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
The new lead comes after the CCSO handed the search for Decker over to the U.S. Border Patrol, with the department remaining in command of the criminal investigation.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2025
Nix is going to be far more in command of the offense, and Sean Payton knows how to coach.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
In a last-minute postscript, Crozier, by then in command of the expedition, recorded the crew’s intention of leaving the following day for what is now known as Back River.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 May 2025
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“In (full) command of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20%28full%29%20command%20of. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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