reigned (over)

past tense of reign (over)

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Verb
  • Trade discussions dominated those meetings, but there were signs of growing tensions over Beijing’s surging conventional and nuclear arsenal.
    Tamara Qiblawi, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Last year’s ceremony saw Beyoncé make history with Album of the Year, while Kendrick Lamar dominated the rap categories, leaving with five trophies of his own.
    Okla Jones, Essence, 7 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • In a statement published to X by his office's official account, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday reiterated that the Gaza ceasefire deal dictated Hamas' return of all remaining hostages.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2025
  • But this is perhaps an artificial high tempo, dictated by an unreasonable number of substitutes.
    Michael Cox, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The men are seen as misogynistic, and the women are oppressed.
    Deena ElGenaidi, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
  • However, when your organization was founded less than 45 years after slavery was abolished, when Black women were still being forced to be wet nurses to the very children of those who oppressed them and lynching was a common occurrence below the Mason-Dixon Line?
    Essence, Essence, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Jonathan Bailey has mastered the art of capturing hearts.
    Julie Jordan, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Most fans of the show have likely been bracing themselves to see how Hemsworth takes on a character Cavill has long mastered.
    James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Even amid some clunky exposition, Welcome to Derry has at least managed to offer compelling horror set pieces to keep heart rates up.
    Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2025
  • In Week 5, Matthew Stafford passed for 389 yards and three touchdowns, but the Rams converted on only four of 10 third downs, and after taking a 17-7 lead into halftime, managed only nine points in the final two quarters and overtime.
    Mike Jones, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Glucose tolerance tests show that blood sugar was better regulated, too.
    Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Unlike prescription drugs, supplements aren’t tightly regulated by the FDA.
    Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The project is administered by Local Media Foundation, tax ID #36‐4427750, a Section 501(c)(3) charitable trust affiliated with Local Media Association.
    Alyssa N. Salcedo, jsonline.com, 10 Nov. 2025
  • For anyone who wants to get involved in the mission of Antone’s going forward, there is the Antone’s Forever Fund, administered through the Clifford Antone Foundation.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 10 Nov. 2025
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“Reigned (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reigned%20%28over%29. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.

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