Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reigned (over)
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Although the new commercial space ethos of building satellites fast and cheap has dominated Earth imaging from space for years, deep-space astronomy has so far been headed mostly in the opposite direction — trending toward more complex machines worth billions of dollars.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
17 Oct. 2025 -
This winter's offseason is going to be dominated by the Kyle Tucker sweepstakes.—
Zach Pressnell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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But on Thursday, their whole game unraveled, and the Avs dictated play until well into the third period, when the game was no longer in doubt.—
Aaron Portzline,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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The salaries are dictated by the teachers union.—
Sequoia Carrillo,
NPR,
15 Oct. 2025
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The men are seen as misogynistic, and the women are oppressed.—
Deena ElGenaidi,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025
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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
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You’re not supposed to have already mastered every bullet on the job description.—
Vicki Salemi,
Boston Herald,
20 Oct. 2025
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Zuckerberg looks for job candidates who have mastered a skill and can apply it across business areas at the company.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
17 Oct. 2025
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Pastrnak managed to just slip it between the near post and Vanecek for his third goal of the year.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
20 Oct. 2025
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The prescribed fire has been burning on federal land managed by the United States Forest Service for three days.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
19 Oct. 2025
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Essential oils are not regulated for safety and potency by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).—
Emily Brown,
Verywell Health,
21 Oct. 2025
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Advertisement Minimal protections for football’s youngest players Experts argue that youth football is the least regulated of all.—
Alana Semuels,
Time,
20 Oct. 2025
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Patients are typically administered epinephrine, an adrenaline treatment.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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So, 21 days later, when the House returned to regular legislative session, they were administered the oath.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Reigned (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reigned%20%28over%29. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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