reigning (over)

verb

present participle of reign (over)
as in lording (it over)

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  1. dominating
  2. mastering
  3. dictating
  4. oppressing
  5. managing
  6. regulating
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  • With Hathaway dominating the multiplex this year, now’s as good a time as any to look back on her career.
    — Chris Bellamy, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Aug. 2026
  • During those past two seasons, Madrid have failed to win any major title and an increasing number of voices within the club have highlighted the need to sign a player capable of dominating the centre of the park.
    — Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of dominating
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  • Hershiser has enjoyed the intellectual challenge of mastering the mechanics of covering baseball for a TV audience.
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Below, a makeup pro shares advice on understanding the difference between lip contouring and lip lining, as well as tips for mastering each.
    — Beatrice Zocchi, Vogue, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of mastering
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  • Connecticut has joined a coalition of states suing over federal rules that protect national banks from state laws dictating how interest generated by mortgage escrow accounts is used.
    — P.R. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The fashion apparel market once operated under long lead times with seasons dictating what shoppers saw in stores.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of dictating
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  • Claiming that other people expressing their civil rights is oppressing them, and politicizing what are supposed to be non-partisan parts of how the government works on the state and federal level.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 July 2026
  • Norway was itself a colonizer, and programs oppressing indigenous cultures and languages were in place well into the 1960s.
    — Ola Morris Innset, The Dial, 2 June 2026
Definition of oppressing
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  • Mourinho’s first game back at the Bernabeu should be box-office given the divisions his last spell in charge from 2010 to 2013 caused at Madrid — and his behaviour when managing Benfica against Madrid in the Champions League last year.
    — Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Yet Schore makes a compelling case that the greatest opportunity for reclaiming time isn't found by reorganizing schedules but by managing the internal conversations that quietly consume them.
    — Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of managing
Verb
  • Which makes regulating surveillance pricing now all the more important.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Maine has passed a new AI law regulating artificial intelligence as a mental health advisor, similar to other state legislations.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of regulating
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