reign supreme

idiom

: to be the best
As a director, he still reigns supreme.

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The Rams boast one of the most potent offensive threats in the league, but defense reigns supreme in the postseason. Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 23 Jan. 2026 Today, ballet flats still reign supreme, proving Hepburn's everlasting influence. Amber Rambharose, InStyle, 18 Jan. 2026 Steeped in Hawaiian culture and sitting on 32 oceanfront acres, this five-star resort still reigns supreme, even with notable competition from Mauna Lani, Mauna Kea Resort, and the Four Seasons Hualalai, all within a few miles. Everett Potter, Forbes.com, 18 Jan. 2026 Start your journey in the north, where the redwoods reign supreme. Amplified Content Studio, Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2026 Here’s a space age-looking shelf that’d look right at home in Meg Ryan’s bathroom, where chrome reigns supreme. Kristi Kellogg, Architectural Digest, 15 Jan. 2026 And yet for months, that crack-up has failed to meaningfully materialize in polls and focus groups, and the allegations of MAGA infighting have borne little resemblance to the real-world trajectory of conservative politics, where Trump still reigns supreme. Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2026 This being cattle country, steak reigns supreme in Guymon, as at Eddie’s Steak & Seafood and the institutional Naifeh’s Steakhouse, family-owned since 1979. Matt Kirouac, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 May 2025 This attention-hogging accelerator was, of course, the cathode-ray tube (CRT), which reigned supreme as the electronic display technology for decades, before being unceremoniously relegated to the figurative and literal trash heap of history by flat-screen technologies. Stephen Cass, IEEE Spectrum, 20 Dec. 2019

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“Reign supreme.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reign%20supreme. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.

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