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
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  • Rapid urbanization, rising incomes and the relative affordability of Chinese brands are enabling Chinese automakers to capture markets historically dominated by European, Japanese and American giants.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The spending is heavily dominated by staff travel, transportation and lodging, which make up the vast majority of the top expenditures, per P-card data reviewed by the Herald after a public records request.
    — Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of dominated
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  • Imogen’s relationships with me, my husband and her sister have been entirely dictated by Brianna.
    — Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • If no one claims the prize by next Thursday, the money will go to public schools in California as dictated by the statute.
    — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of dictated
Verb
  • And women, being oppressed in that way in that realm, have been able nonetheless to engage with the more emotional maturity.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Man oppressed woman legally, economically, socially, educationally, morally, professionally and religiously.
    — Brian DeLay, Mercury News, 4 July 2026
Definition of oppressed
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  • The Singaporean dancers who have mastered kuda kepang are not necessarily of Javanese origin.
    — H.M.A. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Joanna Gaines and the team at Magnolia have mastered the art of storytelling, creating home collections that feel both elevated and effortlessly livable.
    — Casey DelBasso, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of mastered
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  • While daytime staffing at its Sharp Mesa Vista behavioral health hospital already meets requirements, overnight shifts have been managed based on the number of patients in beds and on the severity of their illnesses.
    — Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The Old Trafford club are targeting a new left-back to alternate with Luke Shaw, because the 31-year-old’s fitness needs to be managed.
    — James McNicholas, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of managed
Verb
  • But unlike organic, regenerative agriculture is only lightly regulated at the federal level in the US.
    — Bloomberg, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Funeral home directors are regulated by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.
    — Allison Kiehl, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of regulated
Verb
  • Trump calls for supplanting the combined measles, mumps and rubella vaccine by individual vaccines for each disease, administered at separate physician visits.
    — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The vaccine has been administered in a single dose for more than 40 years and has been rigorously studied.
    — Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of administered
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