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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
Verb
  • Since winning the prize after dominating the competition, Tavella has headlined AGT‘s Luxor residency in Las Vegas.
    — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Not long after, in 1969, the government sued IBM for dominating the computer market by innovating too quickly.
    — Sen. Rand Paul OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of dominating
Verb
  • In Seattle, district physical education manager Lori Dunn sees learning to ride a bike as more than simply mastering a recreational skill.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Extending lifespan dramatically would require mastering many of them simultaneously.
    — Venki Ramakrishnan, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of mastering
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  • This would ensure conferences, colleges and athletes are free to negotiate and enter into agreements that benefit everyone, without the heavy hand of government dictating what parties can offer or accept.
    — Sen. Rand Paul OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026
  • But not all colleges or even high school teachers embraced the idea, in part because of concerns about a test dictating high school curricula.
    — Beth Kania-Gosche, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of dictating
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • Damman noted that even five minutes of getting the heart rate up after a meal is enough to blunt the post-meal spike, which points to real potential for people managing insulin resistance or a family history of type 2 diabetes.
    — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2026
  • At that bar’s successor, Attaboy, Queen Mary managing partner Dan Smith sampled a take with Concord grapes.
    — Amy Cavanaugh, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of managing
Verb
  • Sleep serves essential functions throughout the body, including regulating immune and metabolic processes and supporting many aspects of brain function.
    — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Leo also appealed to AI developers and political leaders responsible for regulating them to slow down, an appeal that several top AI companies seem to have taken to heart in recently.
    — Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of regulating
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“Reigning (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reigning%20%28over%29. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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