reigning 1 of 2

adjective

as in overseeing

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reigning

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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
  • 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
  • This has impacted every aspect of his life — sleep, eating habits and his controlling attitude toward me.
    — Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 4 July 2026
Definition of controlling
Verb
  • There’s been little movement on the key Democratic demand, an ethics component governing the president and his family, according to two Democratic aides.
    — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Unlike its competitors, Hermès is a pre-haute-couture enterprise, founded before the rigid bureaucracy of French fashion was put into place, in the eighteen-sixties, with the establishment of a governing syndicate.
    — Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 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
  • With Indian money now ruling cricket, the Big Bash risked being left behind.
    — Matt Slater, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • It will be held in an atmosphere of heightened political tensions as ruling populists seek to hold on to power despite widespread popular discontent.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of ruling
Adjective
  • The former England youth and then 10-time senior Ghana international is still only 25 and has over 100 games of Premier League experience with Chelsea and Brighton.
    — David Ornstein, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The company officially opened the new Austin Innovation Center with a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by Silicon Labs senior leaders and employees, as well as representatives from the State of Texas.
    — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of senior
Verb
  • So are your baby monitor, garage door opener, your GPS, the weather-monitoring satellites and the radars keeping planes safely apart.
    — Aylin Yener, The Conversation, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Hawaii residents and visitors should continue monitoring forecasts and any watches or warnings that may be issued as Lowell approaches the islands, the hurricane center said.
    — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of monitoring
Adjective
  • 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
  • But the data suggests most women aren’t choosing—they’re managing.
    — Julia Korn, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of managing
Adjective
  • Longer term, Bedrock expects some experienced operators to move into supervisory positions overseeing autonomous equipment.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The supervisory board has ultimate power with unions holding half of the 20 seats, and two of the rest held usually by left-leaning Lower Saxony state politicians, where VW is domiciled.
    — Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of supervisory
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