PRESIDES (OVER) Synonyms: 51 Similar Words

presides (over)

verb

present tense third-person singular of preside (over)

as in governs

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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as in operates

to look after and make decisions about he presides over a vast communications empire

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The comment was a reference to the once-in-a-decade review of the BBC’s royal charter, which governs its operations and priorities.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2026
Community advocates have largely pushed for an ordinance, a local law that typically governs the actions of the general public.

— Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 13 July 2026

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Xaver Schlager knows how Glasner operates, having played under him for two years at Wolfsburg.

— Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 21 July 2026
With a fleet of more than 80 aircraft, PAL operates across the Philippines and 40 international destinations in Asia, North America, Australia and the Middle East.

— Ian Sayson, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of operates

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Disclosure rules under the ESPR, which big businesses are already expected to comply with, will also take effect for their medium-sized counterparts in 2030.

— Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 14 July 2026
Similarly, a party may take a view of a legal issue which is entirely reasonable but later the court rules otherwise.

— Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

Definition of rules

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Until the grid manages load better, data centers curtail their own, or new supply comes online, calling on emergency power isn't the backup plan.

— Anna Demeo, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
The system manages formation spacing, navigation, and task allocation automatically, allowing crews to focus on tactical decisions.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 July 2026

Definition of manages

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David Smith, who supervises the district’s aedes crew, said his team has received an increasing number of service requests for day-biting mosquitoes within the neighborhood.

— Alula Alderson, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2026
View on Spotify Randall Poster, Air Mail’s Music Editor, supervises the music in movies.

— Air Mail, Air Mail, 4 July 2026

Definition of supervises

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Ella Langley controls three of the top four spots on the Billboard Hot 100 this week, joining Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande and Sabrina Carpenter as the only female artists to manage the feat.

— Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
And Hamas—which ended the war with about twenty thousand fighters, some recruited and trained during the war—controls the remainder of Gaza.

— David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 20 July 2026

Definition of controls

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Kalshi agrees with the federal government that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission — which regulates swaps and derivatives — has the sole power to regulate prediction markets.

— Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 19 July 2026
Asked for help Just four arson and bomb investigators work for the state fire marshal, the division that regulates fireworks.

— Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026

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