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adjective

as in overseeing

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verb

present participle of reign
as in governing

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reigning
  1. controlling
  2. governing
  3. regnant
  4. ruling
  5. senior
  6. monitoring
  7. managing
  8. supervisory
Adjective
  • Other light-responsive materials that hide and reveal colours illustrate how controlling visibility could have uses beyond body art.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Rivian, still a major non-controlling shareholder, factors into that roadmap too, since its growing fleet of on-road vehicles generates the driving data Also will eventually need to train its own autonomy systems.
    — Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of controlling
Verb
  • The changes are a softening of proposals Mahmood made last year which drew opposition from some in the governing Labour Party.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The changes are a softening of proposals Mahmood made last year that drew opposition from some in the governing Labor Party.
    — Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of governing
Adjective
  • Political discourse is reduced to opinions at once homogenous and balkanized, reinforced by the echo chambers of the day’s regnant algorithms.
    — Christopher Coffman, The Conversation, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Since the outbreak of the Covid pandemic, anti-Chinese sentiment has become not merely trendy, but politically regnant.
    — Sam Thielman, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
Definition of regnant
Verb
  • The ruling party that acting President Delcy Rodríguez belongs to, the United Socialist Party of Venezuela, also staged a gathering near the opposition demonstrators in Caracas, though for a women’s march for Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
    — Chad de Guzman, Time, 23 Oct. 2026
  • An influential nationalist group close to the ruling party went further, demanding that Starlink be kept out of India altogether, citing national security concerns.
    — Fareed Zakaria, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of ruling
Adjective
  • The company also used non-compete agreements restricting employees from joining rivals for two years, as part of their employment contracts, with senior employees holding valuable technical expertise likely facing closer scrutiny.
    — Jenny Lee, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Carpenter is a senior account adviser at ATS Communications and has served on the Placer County Parks and Open Spaces Commission.
    — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of senior
Verb
  • Other public health professionals, legislators and attorneys general — including Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul — have joined in urging the agency to undertake microplastics monitoring nationwide.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026
  • One person might have multiple agents continuously monitoring rates, researching products or evaluating alternatives.
    — Kevin Williams, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of monitoring
Adjective
  • Ramona Nee, Weil’s co-managing partner, has had discussions to join Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, according to people familiar with the matter.
    — Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Larry Berg, the co-managing owner of LAFC, was chosen Monday to become the third commissioner in MLS history when Don Garber retires in December.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of managing
Adjective
  • Officials, for example, have not explained whether Young’s administrative leave was related to allegations against him personally, his supervisory responsibilities or another reason.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2026
  • In September, with around 48 percent of Hugo Boss’ shares, Frasers Group CEO Michael Murray was appointed chairman of Hugo Boss’ supervisory board; Murray had been a member of the broad since May 2025.
    — Cathrin Schaer, Footwear News, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of supervisory
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