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as in dominion
controlling power or influence over others
a start-up threatening the company's reign over the computer chip market
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as in power
the right or means to command or control others
a democratic nation that is governed by the reign of law and not by the whim of its chief executive
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Recent Examples of reign
Danica Kirka, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026
Teen-agers born thirty years after the end of his father’s reign were shot and killed for chanting his name.
—Azadeh Moaveni, New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2026
Sam Gringlas, NPR, 26 Jan. 2026
By the 1540s, Spanish explorers had named the Philippines after their crown prince, the soon-to-be Philip II, who would reign for almost the entire second half of the 16th century.
—Big Think, 29 Oct. 2025
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Noun
The English church broke away from the Roman Catholic Church in the 1530s, during the reign of King Henry VIII.
—Danica Kirka, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026
Teen-agers born thirty years after the end of his father’s reign were shot and killed for chanting his name.
—Azadeh Moaveni, New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2026
Verb
Democrats want more sweeping reforms to reign in the tactics, such as prohibiting ICE from deploying excessive force and explicitly preventing them from raiding places of worship, hospitals and schools.
—Sam Gringlas, NPR, 26 Jan. 2026
By the 1540s, Spanish explorers had named the Philippines after their crown prince, the soon-to-be Philip II, who would reign for almost the entire second half of the 16th century.
—Big Think, 29 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reign
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Then comes along Hail Project Mary to upend the prevailing theory that the multiplex has become the dominion of sequels, threequels and endless franchise installments.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Mar. 2026
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Many key figures were associated with a movement known as the New Apostolic Reformation, which aims to establish Christian dominion over American society and government.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
15 Mar. 2026
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In a social media post on Monday morning, Kuwait said a service building at a power generation and water desalination plant were damaged in an attack Sunday evening, killing one worker.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
30 Mar. 2026
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In January, another Polymarket account won big by betting that Nicolás Maduro, the President of Venezuela, would soon be out of power.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the challenge in the middle of oral arguments, even while ruling against the civil rights of Japanese American citizens in other cases considered at the same time.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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Minnesota public universities can continue to offer in-state tuition and scholarships to some immigrants in the country without legal status, a federal judge ruled on Friday, dismissing a lawsuit filed by the Department of Justice last summer that attempted to halt the programs.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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The Catholic king, James II, was bitterly opposed by the Protestant aristocrats, who feared Catholic domination and French influence.—
David Brooks,
The Atlantic,
25 Mar. 2026
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Gregory’s win was especially sweet for Florida Democrats, who have been beaten down by years of Republican domination in what was once the consummate battleground state.—
Bill Barrow,
Fortune,
25 Mar. 2026
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As gangs continue to expand and consolidate territorial control, journalists remain in growing danger, according to the commission and other press freedom groups.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
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The Observer maintains full editorial control of its journalism.—
Ryan Oehrli,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Mar. 2026
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While those struggles were magnified by the consideration of city elections to leave the agency, three of which will go forward May 2, the challenges in funding and governing public transit in North Texas are not unique.—
Lilly Kersh,
Dallas Morning News,
28 Mar. 2026
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As of March 23, 2026, the global energy market is no longer governed by the invisible hand of economics; it is being strangled by the rigid, non-negotiable laws of engineering.—
Siddharth Misra,
Fortune,
28 Mar. 2026
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Yet extreme geographic concentration – particularly China’s dominance of processing, accounting for 70% of refining on average across 19 of 20 strategic minerals – poses systemic risks that were brought into sharp relief by Beijing’s 2025 export controls on rare earths, gallium, and germanium.—
Interesting Engineering,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Mar. 2026
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After years of disinflationary pressures from globalization, productivity improvements, and technological efficiency gains— particularly in the US oil and gas business — the energy component of the consumer price index is reasserting dominance in a negative way.—
Michael Khouw,
CNBC,
30 Mar. 2026
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And yet, musically the drummer does follow the sway and groove of the vocalist as much as the vocalist follows the drummer.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
21 Mar. 2026
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Artists across the industry credit BTS with a canny international strategy that expanded K-culture’s global sway.—
Dan Bilefsky,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Mar. 2026
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“Reign.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reign. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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