reigns 1 of 2

noun

plural of reign
1
as in dominions
controlling power or influence over others a start-up threatening the company's reign over the computer chip market

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2
as in powers
the right or means to command or control others a democratic nation that is governed by the reign of law and not by the whim of its chief executive

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reigns

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verb

present tense third-person singular of reign
as in governs

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Recent Examples of reigns
Noun
Reigns’ famed 1,316-day reign ranks above only Hulk Hogan, Bob Backlund and Bruno Sammartino as one of the longest reigns of all time. — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026 Today, the horseshoe unofficially reigns as the state sandwich, to those who know it. — Kendra Nordin Beato, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Aug. 2026 Continuity reigns with every major coach, coordinator and front office member back after a season of hard lessons in 2025. — Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 27 July 2026 Tradition reigns at Quisisana, where some guests and their families have been visiting for generations. — Lila Harron Battis, Travel + Leisure, 23 July 2026 Shopping director Lori Keong has tested dozens of pillows over the years, but Coop’s adjustable pillow reigns supreme. — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 26 June 2026 Simplicity reigns in her hairstyle as well. — Laura Scafati, Vanity Fair, 20 June 2026 Still, the count of foregone billions reigns as by far the biggest in IPO history for ordinary share offerings. — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 19 June 2026 Loosening up the reigns a little and getting his music placed in lots of different places is the key. — Keith Murphy, VIBE.com, 7 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reigns
  1. dominions
  2. powers
  3. governs
  4. dominations
  5. controls
  6. rules
  7. sovereignties
  8. reins
Noun
  • The show represents a milestone in American TV, when showrunners like Shonda Rhimes began to become famous names in and of themselves, and create whole dominions of TV shows on networks and streaming services.
    — Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 29 June 2026
  • And they are captivated by a vision of an imperial federation, with a parliament in London, where Britain would be an important partner, but just one, and where Canada and the other dominions would have representation.
    — David Frum, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2026
Definition of dominions
Noun
  • The lawsuit argued that the new rules incorrectly preempt states’ powers to regulate how the interest generated by mortgage escrow accounts is handled.
    — P.R. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Madness, and all thanks to the powers of drunken room service.
    — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of powers
Verb
  • English common law still governs substantial rules on cross-border finance, shipping, commercial contracts, and international arbitration.
    — Mark Jia, Foreign Affairs, 7 Aug. 2026
  • In Chinese medicine, each of the five elements has an associated color, and yellow represents the Earth element, which governs the spleen and stomach — the digestive organs.
    — Karin Eldor, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of governs
Noun
  • There will be 25 in-store client events, global out-of-home from Piccadilly to Sunset Strip including bus-stop dominations, and 15 social platforms activated simultaneously.
    — Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Definition of dominations
Noun
  • Beijing's core motivation is maintaining strict capital controls; a freely transferable yuan token would undermine this.
    — Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Investigators allege the scheme relied on a critical breakdown in internal controls.
    — Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of controls
Verb
  • First came an uproar over the Fever potentially skirting WNBA injury report rules as star guard Caitlin Clark worked her way through a back injury early in the season.
    — Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Drake Rules Two Album Charts with Iceman Drake rules two album rosters in the United States this week.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of rules
Noun
  • The Black Sea region stands out as a canvas of chokepoints and competing sovereignties, of energy routes and grain corridors, of overlapping jurisdictions and unresolved conflicts.
    — Galip Dalay, Time, 19 Aug. 2025
Definition of sovereignties
Noun
  • Wall Street downgrades Apple With less than one month to go before Tim Cook hands over the Apple CEO reins to John Ternus, the iPhone maker is facing cascading challenges.
    — Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Any talk of changing the rules, salary cap or otherwise, to put reins on this kind of success would propagate underperformance and penalize this fascinating culture of constant improvement.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2026
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