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noun

ˈrān How to pronounce reign (audio)
Definition of reignnext
1
as in dominion
controlling power or influence over others a start-up threatening the company's reign over the computer chip market

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as in power
the right or means to command or control others a democratic nation that is governed by the reign of law and not by the whim of its chief executive

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verb

as in to rule

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Recent Examples of reign
Noun
Abella took a moment before the season kicked off to acknowledge her reign as Pi Kappa Alpha’s 2025-26 Sweetheart. — Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2026 The announcement marks her first major public step since being stripped of the Miss North Carolina USA title in early August, ending a reign that lasted little more than a month. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
Verb
Patterson also has been pushing for and hopes to continue efforts to reign in Missouri property taxes. — Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 27 July 2026 His appeal is all over the map, which is why Inter Miami wanted someone like him to be the first show on the field that the reigning Major League Soccer champions call home. — CBS News, 27 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for reign
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reign
  1. dominion
  2. power
  3. rule
  4. domination
  5. control
  6. govern
  7. dominance
  8. sway
Noun
  • Faced with the dominion of the identical copy, some modern artists chose to celebrate it; others took a more critical, even antagonistic stance.
    — Mario Carpo, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Propelling themselves through the 00s, iconic franchises continued to thrive with both Star Wars and Star Trek maintaining their dominion over sci-fi cinema.
    — Grace Dean, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of dominion
Noun
  • But The Debut grows to become something altogether wilder, a fire-breathing encomium to the reality-altering power of acting.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Singapore is leveraging its scarce land, energy, and population to bolster its regulatory and agenda-setting power over data centers and sustainability.
    — Brian Wong, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of power
Verb
  • With Indian money now ruling cricket, the Big Bash risked being left behind.
    — Matt Slater, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Construction on the new White House ballroom and demolition of the East Wing have faced significant legal challenges, though the Supreme Court recently ruled in a 5-4 decision that construction can continue.
    — Carter Schroppe, The Washington Examiner, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of rule
Noun
  • The pure domination from the Minutemen from start to finish in this one was a sight to behold.
    — Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Bell has wanted to break up the domination of Garfield in the Eastern League, so why not get all the school’s top athletes to help?
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of domination
Noun
  • These trajectories document a robot’s behavior before an intervention, the moment a human operator takes control, and the corrective actions used to recover or complete the task.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Having control over a venue allows stadiums to be designed specifically with a women’s sports fan in mind, which can be critical to gameday experience.
    — Melanie Anzidei, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of control
Verb
  • In 2025, World Tennis, the sport’s world governing body, changed the rules, allowing it essentially everywhere.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • But the administration has also been working to water down historic-preservation rules governing federal projects just as the arch has become subject to that process.
    — Janay Kingsberry, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of govern
Noun
  • But challengers emerged and weakened its quest for dominance, often with different models ostensibly tailored to be more local.
    — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The acquisition also shows how Nvidia is using the enormous financial resources generated by its dominance of AI chips to secure strategic positions beyond its core business.
    — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of dominance
Noun
  • Defense officials, meanwhile, fret that a party seen as favorable to the Kremlin could have greater sway in a country that is fast rearming and is the largest single donor to Ukraine.
    — Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 7 Sep. 2026
  • The 74-year-old singer-songwriter is in visibly great shape, keeping up with the agility of his dancer-musician companions at every step, every sway and every sudden crouch.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026
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“Reign.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reign. Accessed 9 Sep. 2026.

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