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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Concrete cases would establish that equal treatment governs the full educational enterprise.

— Ilya Shapiro, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026
Dyer, Casto and Richardson said their plans to find a new company to run the cameras and writing a law that governs them predated the election this week and are not a reaction to the incoming new council.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of governs

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This year, organizers with German American Marketing, which also operates the Christmas Village in LOVE Park, are requiring vendors to arrange their booths so customers shop from outside rather than walking inside.

— Eva Andersen, CBS News, 15 Nov. 2026
Airport operates as normal Delays and cancellations are likely to continue for a day or two following the ground stop, Overstreet said.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 14 Nov. 2026

Definition of operates

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Florida High School Athletic Association rules state that runners who don’t participate in district meets are ineligible for region and state races.

— Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2026
That adviser suggested the president and Democrats could also work together on AI — particularly rules around data centers — and other cost-of-living issues.

— Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of rules

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Patients should still ask which physician designs and supervises their procedure, and request that the plan be confirmed in writing in their own language.

— Burak Onal, Miami Herald, 10 Nov. 2026
Although labs such as DeepSeek and Moonshot AI are private, the state supervises them at every stage and, increasingly, finances them.

— NIALL FERGUSON, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of supervises

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One is fezolinetant, which works in the area of the brain that controls body temperature and blocks a source of hot flashes and night sweats.

— Laura Ungar, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
That’s three negative developments in three Senate races that could determine which party controls the chamber, all of them contests in which Democrats were believed to be favored.

— W. James Antle III, The Washington Examiner, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of controls

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In this case, that is 108 proof (54 percent ABV), which is just under the maximum 110 proof established by the Consejo Regulador del Tequila (CRT), the group that regulates tequila production in Mexico.

— Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 10 Nov. 2026
There is also a potential conflict when the same government both regulates and owns a utility.

— Don Grant, The Conversation, 10 Nov. 2026

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