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reigning

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verb

present participle of reign

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for reigning
Adjective
  • Versant will become a minority, non-controlling investor in the company.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 2 June 2026
  • ByteDance keeps a non-controlling stake to comply with federal law.
    Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
Verb
  • But with a few exceptions, there are no universal regulations governing adventure tourism or extreme sports.
    David Hickey, NBC news, 22 June 2026
  • The campaign blitz comes against a backdrop of bipartisan consensus that Congress needs to set more rules governing AI and the powerful companies developing it.
    Eric McDaniel, NPR, 22 June 2026
Adjective
  • Even Germany, with many former Nazis regnant in public life, and unabashedly fascist Spain could be accommodated in the West’s anti-totalitarian community, helped by historians such as Ernst Nolte, who argued that Nazism and fascism were simply consequences of Bolshevism.
    Rosa Lyster, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
  • 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
Verb
  • The judge additionally said that Sarsour's deep ties to the community and his health concerns were also considered in ruling in favor of his release.
    Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2026
  • Several other opposition parties followed suit, similarly accusing the ruling party of forcing public sectors workers to vote for it and bribing other voters.
    Avet Demourian, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
Adjective
  • Jung, who is going into his senior year of high school, said SmartBlink can detect pedestrians using wheelchairs, crutches or canes, too.
    Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 25 June 2026
  • The State Department has already mobilized a disaster assistance team and task force to deliver and coordinate critical assistance to Venezuelans, including search and rescue teams, medical supplies, and humanitarian resources, according to senior State Department official Jeremy Lewin.
    Anniek Bao, CNBC, 25 June 2026
Verb
  • But Iran denied making any new commitments on monitoring, with state media reporting that Tehran did not negotiate the nuclear issue during 18 hours of discussions.
    Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 23 June 2026
  • The current surveillance camera system in Clarendon Hills has been in service for approximately eight years, with the focus being on monitoring the train crossing in the center of the village, along with limited areas of the central business district.
    Chuck Fieldman, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2026
Adjective
  • Clayton served as co-managing partner of Sullivan & Cromwell’s general practice group and also led the firm’s cybersecurity group.
    Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 12 June 2026
  • Missoni’s board of directors will see Barnaba Ravanne, co-founder and co-managing partner of FSI, take the role of chair.
    Hikmat Mohammed, Vogue, 22 May 2026
Adjective
  • The program is complete with a senior seminar and internship to prepare students for advanced and supervisory roles at every level of government.
    Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 24 June 2026
  • Jason Pack, a retired FBI supervisory special agent and former FBI hostage negotiator, told Fox News Digital that an apology inside a ransom communication is unusual.
    Adam Sabes , Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 23 June 2026
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“Reigning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reigning. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.

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