1
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
Natalia Jaramillo, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2026
The only player who looked more suited to a back three than a back four was Lisandro Martinez, who missed much of Amorim’s reign through injury.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2025
For now, Carpenter continues to reign in the pop world.
—Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 13 Oct. 2025
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Noun
The auditorium full of Venezuelans erupted in applause and cheers after pastor Israel Martin said the end of Maduro’s reign had arrived.
—Natalia Jaramillo, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2026
The only player who looked more suited to a back three than a back four was Lisandro Martinez, who missed much of Amorim’s reign through injury.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
Verb
In South Walton, though, vacation homes reign supreme.
—Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2025
For now, Carpenter continues to reign in the pop world.
—Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 13 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reign
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His strong-arming of universities, law firms, and media companies is a response to real problems, but his actions seem aimed more at harming those entities—and expanding his dominion over them—than at crafting enduring fixes.—
Stephen Kotkin,
Foreign Affairs,
16 Dec. 2025
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But with rising numbers of Jewish immigrants escaping antisemitism in Europe, and the Palestinian population uniting in the largest and longest uprising against Britain’s 30-year dominion, all sides spiral towards inevitable collision.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
27 Nov. 2025
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The experience also reinforced Madsen’s belief in the power of social media.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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Mophie's power bank has the functionality of a wireless MagSafe connection, with the convenience of a stand.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Jan. 2026
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The officials were fooled, ruling it incomplete.—
The Athletic College Football Staff,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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Two federal judges ruled on October 31 that the administration needed to at least partially fund the benefits using an agency contingency fund of about $5 billion.—
Leah Douglas,
USA Today,
9 Nov. 2025
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Nazism’s total domination politically and socially found an aesthetic counterpart in the visual reduction of bodies to things, ecstatically subdued before the hypnotic power of a leader, force, or sublime beauty.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Jan. 2026
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The rest of the game is pretty much total domination.—
Chris McKenna,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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As the Palisades Fire burned out of control under hurricane-force winds, some residents chose to stay and fight, like Cort Wagner.—
Jeff Nguyen,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Later attention turned to flood control after a hurricane in the 1920s caused Lake Okeechobee to overflow, killing thousands.—
Amy Green,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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The governing body for soccer in Ireland voted Saturday to call for the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) to suspend Israel from competition.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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Internationally, world football’s governing body FIFA fined England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland for their use of the poppy to mark Remembrance Day in 2016, deeming it to be a political symbol.—
Eduardo Tansley,
New York Times,
8 Nov. 2025
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The United States has increasingly projected itself as a global bully, treating weaker nations as fair game for regime change by force — simply to assert power and dominance.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Jan. 2026
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But despite Derrick Henry’s early dominance on the ground and Jackson’s sensational fourth quarter, another season ended in excruciating fashion.—
Noah Trister,
Denver Post,
6 Jan. 2026
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Showing little propulsive momentum at the index level and under the sway of wide dispersion among stocks and sectors, this churning phase has left investor positioning and attitudes shy of dangerous extremes.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
5 Jan. 2026
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But Venezuela became a founding member of OPEC in 1960, along with Iran, Iraq, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, giving Venezuela more sway in global affairs and more power to wield over the companies that did business in its state.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
5 Jan. 2026
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“Reign.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reign. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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