presided (over)

past tense of preside (over)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for presided (over)
Verb
  • One of the most recent cases includes the high court’s 2017 decision in Matal v Tam, in which the justices ruled that a law preventing trademarks of disparaging terms was unconstitutional under the First Amendment.
    Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Also on Monday, a federal appeals court ruled that Cook can remain in her position.
    Adeola Adeosun Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The estate has supervised the release of over forty albums of Hendrix’s studio and live recordings in conjunction with the guitarist’s main engineer, Eddie Kramer.
    Mike Alleyne Ph.D, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Four university police officers supervised the event, setting up what appeared to be a sort of perimeter surrounding the group.
    Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Then under Nazi Germany, cave research fell under the purview of the Schutzstaffel (SS), the political paramilitary force governed by Heinrich Himmler.
    Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Importantly, the governed have consented to being governed and to live by the laws of the land.
    Big Think, Big Think, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Autumn Fire has been burning on federal land managed by the United States Forest Service for 16 hours.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • With head coach Dean Smith suspended (yellow card accumulation), associate head coach Miles Joseph managed Charlotte to its fifth clean sheet in six games.
    Colin Cerniglia, Charlotte Observer, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Izaña-1 and Izaña-2 laser-ranging stations are operated by the European Space Agency (ESA) and were constructed by the German company DiGOS, which specializes in laser ranging.
    Keith Cooper, Space.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Imagine a dispensary in Colorado that has operated for years under state rules.
    Robert Hoban, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • This is particularly relevant in the case of ChatGPT, as OpenAI is, as of writing, obliged by a US federal court order to store all conversations, even those deleted by users or conducted in its Temporary Chat mode.
    Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Following the indictment, the FBI on Wednesday conducted a raid near Augusta, Georgia, arresting leaders after years of allegations that the church operated like a cult and preyed on military communities nationwide.
    Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • World Sevens is not regulated by FIFA, and its competitions do not compete against domestic league schedules, meaning participating players can maintain club obligations while playing in the tournaments.
    Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • While the sector is heavily regulated, AI introduces new challenges—particularly around transparency in decision-making, transaction governance and regulatory compliance.
    Ravi Gedela, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • And much more of that work is now AI controlled.
    Jordan Blum, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Equipped with a 360-degree camera, it can be controlled by phone and patrols on its own, thanks to highly popular artificial intelligence or AI, with the user setting its path.
    PJ Green September 14, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2025
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“Presided (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presided%20%28over%29. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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