as in administrations
the act or activity of looking after and making decisions about something
responsibility for the presidency of a major television network
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Recent Examples of presidencies
In 2028, Powell’s term will end, and the regional bank presidencies in New York, Richmond and San Francisco are expected to roll over.
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Jeff Cox, CNBC, 17 June 2026
Susan Page, the Washington Bureau chief of USA TODAY, has covered 12 presidential campaigns and seven presidencies.
—Susan Page, USA Today, 15 June 2026
And the description of the first year of his second term takes up more space than the summaries for the presidencies of Abraham Lincoln and Franklin Delano Roosevelt combined.
—New York Times, 11 June 2026
Under that law, only information about finalists for presidencies is made public.
—Ana Goñi-Lessan, Sun Sentinel, 10 June 2026
Something Trump has done throughout both presidencies, by the way.
—Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 9 June 2026
Modern presidencies now carry the expectation of a post-presidential institution requiring years of fundraising and sustained philanthropic investment.
—Andre Dowell, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026
Board Turmoil and Campus Drama Michigan State University might serve as the poster child for the Big Ten’s revolving door presidencies.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
What comes next—and what’s at stake The consequences of this political instability extend beyond individual presidencies.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 May 2026
Jeff Cox, CNBC, 17 June 2026
Susan Page, the Washington Bureau chief of USA TODAY, has covered 12 presidential campaigns and seven presidencies.
—Susan Page, USA Today, 15 June 2026
And the description of the first year of his second term takes up more space than the summaries for the presidencies of Abraham Lincoln and Franklin Delano Roosevelt combined.
—New York Times, 11 June 2026
Under that law, only information about finalists for presidencies is made public.
—Ana Goñi-Lessan, Sun Sentinel, 10 June 2026
Something Trump has done throughout both presidencies, by the way.
—Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 9 June 2026
Modern presidencies now carry the expectation of a post-presidential institution requiring years of fundraising and sustained philanthropic investment.
—Andre Dowell, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026
Board Turmoil and Campus Drama Michigan State University might serve as the poster child for the Big Ten’s revolving door presidencies.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
What comes next—and what’s at stake The consequences of this political instability extend beyond individual presidencies.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for presidencies
Noun
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Vance is traveling to Maine to promote the administrations' anti-fraud initiatives.—
Justina Lee,
CNBC,
19 June 2026
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So this is something that a lot of presidential administrations have rested their policy on.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
15 June 2026
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The Federal Aviation Administration prohibits all aircraft operations, including drone flights, within a 3-nautical-mile radius and up to 3,000 feet above ground level around certain stadiums hosting World Cup matches.—
Queenie Wong,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
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The vessel has been specifically designed to support operations at depths of up to 11,000 meters—deep enough to reach the Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench, the deepest known point in Earth’s oceans.—
Dea Jusufi,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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This overreach and weaponization of the government manifested especially clearly in burdensome regulations and guidance; in extensive and onerous supervisions; in investigations and cases, frequently leading to crushing penalties and injunctive terms unrelated to actual harm.—
Stephan Bisaha,
NPR,
21 Jan. 2026
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These are different eras, and the respective managements are no longer the same, but something about this feels off.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 May 2026
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Information about Spirit’s plans was equally scarce among managements of airports the airline serves.—
David Lyons,
Sun Sentinel,
1 May 2026
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With these export controls, it has now also been deemed too dangerous for foreign use.—
Richard Hall,
Time,
13 June 2026
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The move comes after Anthropic’s receipt of a US Commerce Department directive Friday evening, subjecting the new models to export controls restricting their use anywhere outside the United States.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
13 June 2026
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This incident seems to have been the result of two coinciding oversights, rather than one grievous wrong.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Denver Post,
8 June 2026
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Small oversights made before leaving the dock are what most often lead to serious situations on the water.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
16 May 2026
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One person was killed and five others were injured after the plane crashed on Laredo’s Loop 20 highway, shutting down traffic in both directions and strewing debris across multiple lanes.—
Diego Mendoza,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
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This year’s Southeast Asia 500, Fortune’s annual ranking of the region’s largest companies by revenue, captures a corporate landscape pulling in two directions at once.—
Andrew Staples,
Fortune,
16 June 2026
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Democratic states, including California, have fought back by filing lawsuits against federal agencies over certain policies and actions affecting governments programs such as SNAP.—
Lizzie Kane
June 14,
Sacbee.com,
14 June 2026
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Analysts have noted that companies and governments worldwide now have more incentive to build their own models or turn to Chinese open-source alternatives.—
Joe Toscano,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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“Presidencies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presidencies. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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