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
  • Tanook Hines also had a TD reception, and freshman Kayden Dixon-Wyatt had six catches for 102 yards as the Trojans (2-0) followed up their Week 0 win over San Jose State by comprehensively dominating the Bulldogs (0-1).
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026
  • At the start of 2026, there was a daunting gap to Mercedes, which tore out of the blocks by dominating in Australia.
    — Luke Smith, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of dominating
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  • Knowing how to apply lipstick is one of those essential beauty skills worth mastering, alongside nailing how to apply cream blush and perfecting your base.
    — Emma-Jade Stoddart, Glamour, 4 Sep. 2026
  • But for a novice, relying on AI before mastering the fundamentals creates a technical debt that leads to a lack of depth.
    — Jason Corso, Time, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of mastering
Verb
  • California does not have a statewide mandate dictating how far a firearms retailer must be from a school or daycare.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Concrete is important again here, dictating the lack of material variation throughout the museum, the uniform thickness of the gallery walls, and the minimal slots of light at the junctions of many walls and ceilings.
    — Katy Barkan, Artforum, 1 Sep. 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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  • Having a healthy lawn means managing soil conditions for the roots, mowing properly, and strengthening the density of the grass by overseeding.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Asked about their firm’s primary hurdle in managing the current trade landscape, the vast majority (57 percent) said policy uncertainty, like tariffs changing with little notice, as their foremost challenge.
    — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of managing
Verb
  • Hinojosa's platform focuses on affordability, public education, and regulating data centers.
    — Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026
  • The request to Congress would also include regulating sports agents and allowing conferences to pool broadcast rights.
    — Jim Turner, Miami Herald, 5 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 9 Sep. 2026.

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