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
So Republicans are net positive about the country over four presidencies--two Republican and two Democrat--and Democrats are net negative.
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Arkansas Online, 11 Mar. 2026
Automakers have to plan for future presidencies.
—Sean Tucker, AJC.com, 27 Feb. 2026
The 55-year-old had worn a red ‘USA’ cap, with the numbers ‘45-47’ on the side — a reference to Trump’s non-consecutive presidencies.
—Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2026
Nearly 150 years separated the presidencies of Abraham Lincoln and Barack Obama, who both launched political careers Illinois.
—Jim Williams, CBS News, 21 Feb. 2026
Three consecutive presidencies have been sidetracked by immigration-policy overreach.
—Nick Miroff, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2026
But that’s precisely what makes Melania such a curious development, the first time in either of her husband’s presidencies that the first lady has planted herself so directly in the spotlight.
—Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 30 Jan. 2026
Trump had come into his first term with more than 11,000 pending petitions, a record for modern presidencies, according to Osler.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
Some HBCUs have demonstrated that stable, consecutive presidencies are possible and the benefits are clear.
—Essence, 27 Jan. 2026
Arkansas Online, 11 Mar. 2026
Automakers have to plan for future presidencies.
—Sean Tucker, AJC.com, 27 Feb. 2026
The 55-year-old had worn a red ‘USA’ cap, with the numbers ‘45-47’ on the side — a reference to Trump’s non-consecutive presidencies.
—Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2026
Nearly 150 years separated the presidencies of Abraham Lincoln and Barack Obama, who both launched political careers Illinois.
—Jim Williams, CBS News, 21 Feb. 2026
Three consecutive presidencies have been sidetracked by immigration-policy overreach.
—Nick Miroff, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2026
But that’s precisely what makes Melania such a curious development, the first time in either of her husband’s presidencies that the first lady has planted herself so directly in the spotlight.
—Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 30 Jan. 2026
Trump had come into his first term with more than 11,000 pending petitions, a record for modern presidencies, according to Osler.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
Some HBCUs have demonstrated that stable, consecutive presidencies are possible and the benefits are clear.
—Essence, 27 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for presidencies
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That alignment has made nuclear one of the rare domains where the direction of travel has proven durable across recent administrations.—
John Kerry,
semafor.com,
10 Mar. 2026
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The sudden surge came with the change in presidential administrations, which is crucial because prediction markets are regulated via a federal commission, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).—
Dan Santaromita,
New York Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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Buying rather than leasing detention facilities will give ICE greater control over operations that would otherwise fall under state and local governments’ purview, sources said.—
Anna Giaritelli,
The Washington Examiner,
15 Mar. 2026
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Pakistan denied targeting civilians, saying its operations are focused on Pakistani Taliban militants and their support networks.—
MUNIR AHMED,
Arkansas Online,
15 Mar. 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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Increasingly, managements at the gleaming apartment complexes that have been built in the past few years are offering deals or discounts to prospective tenants, a practice that wasn’t happening back when the mega-wave of new apartment construction hit Connecticut after the pandemic.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
13 Jan. 2026
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In such a scenario, IPOs offer a better play for the Indian markets as managements and bankers price the issue attractively, drawing significant investor interest, experts told CNBC.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
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The project aims to strengthen security controls and increase automation across daily operations.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Mar. 2026
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The technology worked well, everything from partial self-drive SuperCruise to Apple CarPlay and an abundance of physical buttons and controls.—
Hartford Courant,
Hartford Courant,
14 Mar. 2026
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For Smith, in his hopes and oversights, was a fabulist as much as a scientist, a man doing theology as surely as economics.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Mar. 2026
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Don’t let temporary doubts stop you from having a good time, but try to balance that with attention to any potential oversights.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
8 Feb. 2026
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The Walt Whitman Bridge is closed in both directions Tuesday night because of police activity, the Philadelphia Office of Emergency Management announced.—
Tom Ignudo,
CBS News,
18 Mar. 2026
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The closed stretch covered 26 miles, from mile point 183 to mile point 209, in both directions.—
Aldo Svaldi,
Denver Post,
17 Mar. 2026
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The escalating conflict in the Middle East has set off an energy frenzy across the continent, forcing governments to ration fuel and scramble for alternative supplies.—
Mithil Aggarwal,
NBC news,
15 Mar. 2026
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Such a distinction had only ever applied to infrastructure firms, like Huawei or Kaspersky Labs, with ties to adversarial foreign governments, and there was no domestic precedent.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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“Presidencies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presidencies. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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