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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
  • Earlier that month, Greg Rogers, chief fiscal officer for the Education Department, said the department waited before requesting additional funds to determine how many students would actually use the accounts they were approved to receive.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026
  • As with EVs, Chinese trucks are increasingly technologically advanced, says Thomas Fabian, chief commercial vehicles officer at the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association.
    — Sam Forsdick, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of chief
Adjective
  • Kirkwood had a commanding lead before Palou's spin caused a caution.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of commanding
Adjective
  • Princess vacations offer supreme ease of travel, eliminating the inconvenience of changing hotels and navigating transportation between cities.
    — Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Sep. 2026
  • The 56-year-old Khamenei has not been seen in public, or even appeared in video or audio, since Israeli strikes killed his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who had been Iran’s supreme leader for some 37 years.
    — Lee Keath, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of supreme
Adjective
  • Making the roster more functional will be the foremost objective for whomever Crane chooses to replace Brown.
    — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • One of the two candidates for president, one of the country’s foremost politicians, was expressly lumping together a sizable American ethnic minority with external enemies.
    — Daniel Benjamin, Foreign Affairs, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of foremost
Adjective
  • Founded in 1979, El-Funoun is one of Palestine's leading traditional dance companies, will present a free Dabke dance workshop to close out the festival.
    — Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Billed as a workplace comedy, The Varnell Hill Show marks Davidson’s first turn as a bona fide leading man.
    — Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of leading
Adjective
  • The senior House Democrat became a kingmaker for Biden by giving him momentum heading into Super Tuesday after Biden’s poor showing in the first three states.
    — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Poon is senior project manager at HKIFF Industry and has appeared as a juror and speaker across international festivals and markets.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of senior
Adjective
  • European energy companies have also proved resilient despite a tumultuous twelve months, with Shell, Glencore, BP and TotalEnergies occupying the rest of the top five spots.
    — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2026
  • This preseason, most analysts expected the Ducks to be one of the top few teams in the country.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of top
Adjective
  • The five-bedroom Clyde Hill abode debuted with an artistic home tour choreographed by Jonathan Batista, the first Black principal dancer with the Pacific Northwest Ballet.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 14 Sep. 2026
  • But interest in texture has exploded in recent years, said Jenny Zegler, the principal strategist for food and drink at market research company Mintel.
    — Dee-Ann Durbin, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of principal
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“Presiding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presiding. Accessed 20 Sep. 2026.

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