presiding

adjective

as in chief
highest in rank or authority a senator who is the presiding member of the armed services committee

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for presiding
  1. chief
  2. commanding
  3. supreme
  4. foremost
  5. leading
  6. senior
  7. top
  8. principal
Adjective
  • The announcement comes as Polymarket and its chief rival, Kalshi, make daily headlines for contracts that invite users to wager on everything from sports to interest rate cuts to elections.
    — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 29 July 2026
  • The uncertainty created by such lack of guidance has become one of several legitimate problems that needs resolution, said Troy Flint, chief communications officer for the California School Boards Assn.
    — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
Definition of chief
Adjective
  • The Mariners now sit a game and a half behind the Rangers, who have more of a commanding lead of the American League West.
    — Cal Phillips Updated July 24, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 July 2026
  • That is the commanding nature the Tigers simply would not be the same without.
    — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 25 July 2026
Definition of commanding
Adjective
  • Carried by a supreme cast including Demet Özdemir, Kaan Yildirim, İlhan Şen, and Sarp Bozkurt, the film swings between belief, hope, and dissolution.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 21 July 2026
  • Volumes of tax cases can be cited for the proposition that the defendant’s intent in making the settlement payment, as evidenced by the wording of the settlement agreement, is of supreme importance.
    — Robert W. Wood, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of supreme
Adjective
  • The executions have drawn attention to the ageing death-row population in the US, as well as Florida’s status as the foremost death penalty state.
    — Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 16 July 2026
  • Among the most significant was the signing of a Letter of Intent between the Bharat Tex Trade Federation (BTTF) and Première Vision Paris, one of the world’s foremost textile and fashion sourcing platforms.
    — Mayu Saini, Footwear News, 15 July 2026
Definition of foremost
Adjective
  • Nationwide, drowning remains the leading cause of death for children ages 1-4 and the second leading cause of unintentional injury death for children ages 5-14, according to the CDC.
    — Karen Cohn, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 July 2026
  • The new program, incorporating consultants’ advice on how leading companies are deploying AI, has spawned 50 initiatives.
    — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 24 July 2026
Definition of leading
Adjective
  • Redshirt senior Maddux Madsen is heading into his third year as the full-time starter for Boise State football, with little in the way of competition for his starting spot in 2026.
    — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 26 July 2026
  • However, the senior manager changed his mind after the two began working together.
    — Alexa Newsom, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2026
Definition of senior
Adjective
  • The model currently rates Thompson, who is in the thick of his prime at age 29, as the league’s top goalie.
    — Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • In alphabetical order, here are the top wide receivers ahead of the Georgia high school football season.
    — Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of top
Adjective
  • At his first principal assignment, Hammocks Middle, Villalobos was commended for engaging parents, essentially resurrecting the school’s PTSA.
    — Austin Horn July 30, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026
  • The buck technically stops with individual maintainers, not any of these companies themselves, but as noted above, some of the principal maintainers currently work at Anthropic.
    — Samuel Axon, ArsTechnica, 30 July 2026
Definition of principal
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