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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Quick look at Wednesday's news: The Menendez brothers are eligible for parole, a judge ruled.—
Jane Onyanga-Omara,
USA Today,
15 May 2025 -
The team has ruled that to be a left ankle fracture and the history of those injuries suggests Cabrera could be out for the season.—
Peter Chawaga,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 May 2025
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Delta operates the world’s largest single airline hub at Atlanta.—
Ted Reed,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2025
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The benefit is the ability to use a single keyboard, mouse, or trackpad to operate both the Mac and the iPad. Sidecar, on the other hand, solely turns your iPad into a wireless secondary display.—
Brenda Stolyar,
Wired News,
10 May 2025
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State laws governing solar projects have frustrated many county lawmakers, who feel the state is taking the control over local projects out of their hands.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2025
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But such government workers are still required to abide by laws and rules governing conflicts of interest and personal and business relationships.—
Jake Pearson,
ProPublica,
14 May 2025
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Deacon said Slimane, who left the creative helm of Celine last year, has managed his career with aplomb, pursuing his interests in design and photography, and working to his own timetable.—
Footwear News,
Footwear News,
5 May 2025
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Cortini has managed to distil his passion into the sonic signature of these unique IEMs.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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Paramount began to supervise our content in new ways.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
1 May 2025
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Some dogs may need to be supervised at all times when playing with some of their toys.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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The Philly air traffic control center oversees the airspace in Newark.—
Alecia Reid,
CBS News,
4 May 2025
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The land use and environment group — which oversees planning, parks, public works and libraries, among other services — would lose nine full-time positions.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 May 2025
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This language is shorthand for Kyiv agreeing to permanent neutrality in return for a security guarantee and accepting that Russia controls swathes of Ukraine.—
Tom Balmforth,
USA Today,
12 May 2025
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Water quality officials have long complained that septic systems in Malibu didn’t adequately control sewage and that pathogens seeped into groundwater and then into local creeks and Santa Monica Bay.—
James Rainey,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2025
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This is especially true in the current context where most countries are more focused on accelerating technology's capabilities than efforts to regulate it meaningfully and create societal guardrails.—
Yoshua Bengio,
Time,
9 May 2025
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Serotonin plays a crucial role in regulating mood and sleep patterns.—
Sarah Jividen,
Verywell Health,
9 May 2025
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“Preside (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preside%20%28over%29. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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