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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reigning
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Yet public concerns remain that there aren’t enough regulations governing when or how AI should be used, and that the technology would replace jobs and leave too many Californians unemployed.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
4 May 2026 -
Transcribed interviews have no regulations governing them.—
Rebecca Beitsch,
The Hill,
4 May 2026
Adjective
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According to those close to the family, József was extremely controlling and would often make terrifying threats.—
Maddie Garfinkle,
PEOPLE,
18 Apr. 2026
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In girl friend groups, one of the girls is a bit more controlling, a bit more sassy, and a bit more precocious than the other ones.—
Max Gao,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Apr. 2026
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In a 2024 case, the Supreme Court unanimously upheld the FDA’s rule allowing mifepristone to be prescribed online and shipped nationwide, ruling that the group that sued over the rule, the Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine, did not have proper standing to file the legal challenge.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
8 May 2026
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Trump cheers ruling Virginia voters approved the congressional maps by a 52%-48% margin in a referendum April 21.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
Adjective
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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
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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
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His group designed and built a SMART brace that has self-monitoring analysis and reporting technologies to aid in the rehabilitation of stroke patients.—
Shelley Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
4 May 2026
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This includes moving from sitting in the grandstands to standing inside Spire’s pit-road workstation near workers while monitoring live race data.—
Chase Jordan
May 4,
Charlotte Observer,
4 May 2026
Adjective
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The woman who died, Smith-Gray, was a high school senior looking forward to walking the stage at graduation, her family said on a fundraising page for her funeral expenses.—
Hannah Schoenbaum,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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Dooley last coached in 2023 as a senior offensive analyst at Alabama, again working on a staff led by Saban.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
7 May 2026
Adjective
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Federation Studios co-managing director Marco Chimenz has left after nearly three years.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
17 Apr. 2026
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The new generation of leaders now hold almost 50% of the European firm, according to Benjamin Cordonnier, who was last year appointed as co-managing partner alongside Judith Charpentier.—
Swetha Gopinath,
Bloomberg,
9 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The supervisory board of the International Foundation Manifesta has appointed Emilia van Lynden to serve as general director and named Catherine Nichols artistic director.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
4 May 2026
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Facilities with higher levels of experienced supervisory staff show lower death rates.—
Dave Myers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 May 2026
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“Reigning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reigning. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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