PRESIDING Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

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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Adjective

Mohammed Zahidullah, chief sustainability officer at DBL Group, warned that Bangladesh risks losing orders to competitors including India, Pakistan and Vietnam as those sourcing markets move more quickly to adopt renewable energy.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 19 Aug. 2026
Syrianos, previously the global technical director, becomes chief football officer at the City Ground, taking on the role vacated when Ross Wilson departed to join Newcastle last summer.

— Paul Taylor, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of chief

Adjective

Adrián Marín set up the play with his pass to Tiago as Orlando took what seemed to be a commanding lead in the second half.

— Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026
Arendt comes most fully alive, though, when Meyer lets her own extravagant, commanding voice carry the story forward.

— David Denby, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of commanding

Adjective

After the supreme leader was killed in February, the Iranian regime posted banners of his son and successor, Mojtaba Khamenei, around Tehran.

— Max Butterworth, NBC news, 15 Aug. 2026
Cut off from the rest of Virgin Gorda and accessible only by boat and helicopter, its supreme seclusion is a part of its unending appeal.

— Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of supreme

Adjective

Jeff Nichols is not only one of cinema’s foremost chroniclers of the American South, but is doing his damnedest to revitalize the film scene in his hometown of Little Rock, Arkansas.

— Marlow Stern, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026
Similarly, the world’s foremost perfumeries haven’t collaborated with elite motorcar brands.

— Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of foremost

Adjective

Half of the survey’s 237 respondents ranked cybersecurity as the leading priority.

— Sarah Agostino, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2026
The Oldenburg Film Festival, Germany’s leading indie film fest, will honor actress and stunt legend Zoë Bell this year with a tribute to her life’s work.

— Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of leading

Adjective

Game time is coming more regularly now for the 16-year-old, having racked up almost 50 percent of his senior career minutes since the start of May.

— Thom Harris, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
Shu Hsiao-huang, a senior analyst at the Institute for National Defence and Security Research, noted that Taiwan should avoid treating every unmanned aircraft as the same threat.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of senior

Adjective

The Kissingers were also among the most visible couples in New York City, their principal residence, attending museum openings, fashion shows by Bill Blass and Oscar de la Renta, and charity fundraisers.

— Robert D. Mcfadden, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2026
Mintel principal strategist Andrew McDougall says 22% of consumers would consider using GLP-1s in the future based on the approval of oral formats.

— Perdita Nouril, Vogue, 21 Aug. 2026

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