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reigned (over)

verb

past tense of reign (over)
as in lorded (it over)

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  1. dominated
  2. dictated
  3. oppressed
  4. mastered
  5. managed
  6. regulated
  7. administered
Verb
  • Practitioners argue these micro-rituals are more sustainable than the clean-slate resets that dominated wellness culture for a decade.
    — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2026
  • But much of that growth is unfolding in a market already dominated by a powerful local player.
    — Jenny Lee, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of dominated
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  • Food and drink Meals are all-inclusive, communal, and dictated by what the team pulls from the water and garden that morning.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Meteorological seasons are dictated by the Earth's temperatures.
    — Mariyam Muhammad, Cincinnati Enquirer, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of dictated
Verb
  • Look what women can do when they’re not abused, oppressed, and angry about being abused and oppressed!
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 18 Sep. 2026
  • But there is no neutral position between the oppressor and the oppressed.
    — William Earl, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of oppressed
Verb
  • It was produced by Federico Vindver, Luis Salazar and Sampaio; Jean Rodriguez handled vocal recording and production, and Mosty mixed and mastered the track.
    — Ashley Iasimone, Billboard, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Clearly, the princess has mastered the art of dressing for the occasion.
    — Meg Walters, InStyle, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of mastered
Verb
  • The killing, often deliberate, of more than twenty thousand children in Gaza injured consciences, not purses, and consciences could be managed with some ritual censuring of Benjamin Netanyahu or his proudly bigoted colleagues.
    — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Trump cast the moment as something generations of presidents had talked about but never managed to pull off.
    — Alejandra Jaramillo, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of managed
Verb
  • That's a stark contrast to Makary and other recent FDA nominees who have had to divest investments or cut other financial ties with companies regulated by the FDA.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Unlike conventional sports books, which operate on the basis of licenses issued by states, Kalshi and Polymarket argue they are exclusively regulated at a federal level by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
    — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of regulated
Verb
  • In June 1926, the SAT exam was first administered to 8,000 high school students who hoped to attend elite universities.
    — Beth Kania-Gosche, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Inside a white-walled room, a clinician administered ibogaine, a psychoactive compound derived from a sacred Central African bark.
    — Claire Hoffman, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of administered
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