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)
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The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner first ruled his death an apparent suicide.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026 -
But the Florida Supreme Court in 2017 ruled the new law was unconstitutional, saying jury verdicts needed to be unanimous.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
7 Jan. 2026
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Their relationship hasn't been without bumps — the pair briefly split in 2015 — but the couple has managed to weather the ups and downs.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
13 Jan. 2026
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In the second one, Marv and Harry have managed to escape prison and meet up with Macaulay Culkin's character, Kevin, a second time, when the boy once again finds himself on his own for the most wonderful time of the year.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 Jan. 2026
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The authority is governed by a seven-member board appointed by the governor.—
Joshua Haiar,
States Newsroom,
9 Jan. 2026
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The proud and courageous Iranian people are rising up against the tyrannical, despotic and oppressive regime that imposed its vicious rule in 1979 and has governed by fear and murder ever since.—
Bobby Zirkin,
Baltimore Sun,
8 Jan. 2026
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Sessions are limited to six children, and each child must be supervised by a parent.—
Ut Community Press,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Jan. 2026
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Taking calcium and vitamin D together is generally safe and helps support bone health when supervised by a doctor.—
Maggie O'Neill,
Health,
9 Jan. 2026
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The Otay bridge shelter, which opened in 2023 and is operated by nonprofit City Net, has graduated over 100 people into permanent housing.—
Walker Armstrong,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Jan. 2026
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Cleggett was the owner of a sober home business that operated in Boston, Wakefield, Quincy, and Weymouth.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
14 Jan. 2026
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The poll, conducted between December 21, 2025, to January 6, 2026, surveyed 808 Marylanders.—
Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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Resilience has now flown four of those; the capsule also conducted Crew-1, SpaceX first operational astronaut mission to the International Space Station (ISS) for NASA, as well as Inspiration4 and Polaris Dawn, the company's first and most recent private crew launches to Earth orbit, respectively.—
Robert Z. Pearlman,
Space.com,
13 Jan. 2026
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There’s a kind of social contract under which utilities operate essentially as monopolies to provide a public service and in exchange are regulated.—
Judith Kohler,
Denver Post,
7 Jan. 2026
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The devices measure pollutants regulated by the EPA, including nitrogen oxides, ozone and particulate matter from sources like gas turbines, factories and heavy traffic.—
Jack Armstrong,
Memphis Commercial Appeal,
6 Jan. 2026
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The protests initially centered on economic grievances but have since evolved into a broader movement against the regime that has controlled Iran for decades.—
Mitchell McCluskey,
CNN Money,
12 Jan. 2026
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Demonstrators said daily life in Iran is tightly controlled by the government.—
Da Lin,
CBS News,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Presided (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presided%20%28over%29. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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