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presided (over)

verb

past tense of preside (over)
1
as in ruled
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 managed
to look after and make decisions about he presides over a vast communications empire

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for presided (over)
  1. ruled
  2. managed
  3. governed
  4. supervised
  5. operated
  6. conducted
  7. regulated
  8. controlled
Verb
  • The nation, of course, once ruled the ancient world and its past has contributed to the foundations of modern culture.
    — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Though the judge had not yet ruled, no state wanted to have to fork over money for that privilege — especially considering Paramount had voluntarily offered that fee to Warner as a sweetener to secure the deal.
    — David Folkenflik, NPR, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of ruled
Verb
  • The killing, often deliberate, of more than twenty thousand children in Gaza injured consciences, not purses, and consciences could be managed with some ritual censuring of Benjamin Netanyahu or his proudly bigoted colleagues.
    — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Trump cast the moment as something generations of presidents had talked about but never managed to pull off.
    — Alejandra Jaramillo, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of managed
Verb
  • The Smithsonian is independent of the executive branch, governed by a 17-member board led by the chief justice of the Supreme Court and with six members of Congress, three from each party, serving with nine private citizens and the vice president.
    — Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The cruise line also shared that the joint venture will be governed by a board led by Stewart and Liberty.
    — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of governed
Verb
  • According to the Victim Notification System, upon her release, Holmes will reside in Austin, Texas, and be supervised by the United States Probation Office there.
    — Taylor Dunn, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Unable to continue normal operations, Nodus entered a liquidation process supervised by Puerto Rico’s Office of the Commissioner of Financial Institutions.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of supervised
Verb
  • On Wednesday, the Italian Senate approved the government plan to restart nuclear power, clearing legal hurdles for a nation that operated without active nuclear power plants for nearly four decades.
    — , CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Special private tours for small groups are also available, starting at $318 and operated by the Natural History Association.
    — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of operated
Verb
  • Authorities conducted a traffic stop and arrested him without incident.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026
  • That equipment ultimately failed to lure back shoppers and the company conducted another round of layoffs at the beginning of the year.
    — Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of conducted
Verb
  • That's a stark contrast to Makary and other recent FDA nominees who have had to divest investments or cut other financial ties with companies regulated by the FDA.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Unlike conventional sports books, which operate on the basis of licenses issued by states, Kalshi and Polymarket argue they are exclusively regulated at a federal level by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
    — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of regulated
Verb
  • This isn’t an AI fighting on its own The T800 was remotely controlled by a human operator.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2026
  • The malware then sends collected information back to infrastructure controlled by the attacker.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of controlled
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“Presided (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presided%20%28over%29. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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