Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reigned (over)
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Green Bay dominated Chicago for years.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Jan. 2026 -
The junior guard scored 20 points — including a couple of highlight-reel dunks — as host West Aurora dominated crosstown rival East Aurora during an 80-52 Upstate Eight West victory.—
Paul Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Jan. 2026
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Experience with other medical devices like hip implants and pacemakers dictated that plaintiffs who had a faulty product surgically removed had more valuable lawsuits than those with the product still in place.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026
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Public decisions were dictated in advance by prescriptive rules, or had to be proved in public processes to be objectively correct.—
Philip K. Howard,
The Atlantic,
10 Jan. 2026
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The capture of the brutal, illegitimate ruler of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, who oppressed Venezuela's people is welcome news for my friends and neighbors who fled his violent, lawless, and disastrous rule.—
CBS Miami Team,
CBS News,
3 Jan. 2026
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Catholic Charities of Louisville serves those in need, especially the poor and oppressed, with a wide range of outreaches that assist neighbors of all races, backgrounds, and beliefs.—
Gege Reed,
Louisville Courier Journal,
18 Nov. 2025
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He's mastered this over the years.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
12 Jan. 2026
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Few people have mastered the art of quietly luxurious style as well as Gwyneth Paltrow, and a quick scroll through her Instagram page proves it.—
Melony Forcier,
PEOPLE,
11 Jan. 2026
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Their relationship hasn't been without bumps — the pair briefly split in 2015 — but the couple has managed to weather the ups and downs.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
13 Jan. 2026
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In the second one, Marv and Harry have managed to escape prison and meet up with Macaulay Culkin's character, Kevin, a second time, when the boy once again finds himself on his own for the most wonderful time of the year.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 Jan. 2026
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There’s a kind of social contract under which utilities operate essentially as monopolies to provide a public service and in exchange are regulated.—
Judith Kohler,
Denver Post,
7 Jan. 2026
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The devices measure pollutants regulated by the EPA, including nitrogen oxides, ozone and particulate matter from sources like gas turbines, factories and heavy traffic.—
Jack Armstrong,
Memphis Commercial Appeal,
6 Jan. 2026
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Recovery Network of Programs, which administered the methadone program at Garner and another correctional center, had access to his medication records, the report said.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
13 Jan. 2026
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When sovereignty is confiscated and freedom administered from the outside, when the terms of liberation are dictated, the result is not a democratic transition but a protectorate dressed up in the language of damage control.—
Boris Muñoz,
Time,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Reigned (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reigned%20%28over%29. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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