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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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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Recent Examples of reigns
Cody Godwin, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
That tension reigns in the film.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 24 Oct. 2025
The cuts also come as incoming CEO Michael Fiddelke prepares to take the reigns from Brian Cornell next year.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
Chaos reigns in the studio as ballerinas, toy soldiers, and puppets scatter across the screen.
—Erik Morse, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025
For the 11th weekend this year so far, horror reigns supreme at the box office.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Oct. 2025
In January, O'Connor took the reigns with planning the Magic Mike star's 48th birthday — a dinner with his friends and family at the famous Lebanese-Armenian restaurant Carousel in Los Angeles.
—Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
Leo chose his name in reference to the last Pope Leo XIII, who led the church from 1878 to 1903, one of the longest papal reigns, and is known for marshaling the church into the modern world.
—Connor Greene, Time, 15 Oct. 2025
As a writer Susan Orlean reigns over the quirky, the odd, the overlooked.
—Samantha Dunn, Oc Register, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
The debate over which candy reigns supreme can be a heated one.
—Cody Godwin, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
That tension reigns in the film.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 24 Oct. 2025
The cuts also come as incoming CEO Michael Fiddelke prepares to take the reigns from Brian Cornell next year.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
Chaos reigns in the studio as ballerinas, toy soldiers, and puppets scatter across the screen.
—Erik Morse, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025
For the 11th weekend this year so far, horror reigns supreme at the box office.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Oct. 2025
In January, O'Connor took the reigns with planning the Magic Mike star's 48th birthday — a dinner with his friends and family at the famous Lebanese-Armenian restaurant Carousel in Los Angeles.
—Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
Leo chose his name in reference to the last Pope Leo XIII, who led the church from 1878 to 1903, one of the longest papal reigns, and is known for marshaling the church into the modern world.
—Connor Greene, Time, 15 Oct. 2025
As a writer Susan Orlean reigns over the quirky, the odd, the overlooked.
—Samantha Dunn, Oc Register, 14 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reigns
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In what has become a recurring theme, Israel’s first occupation of Gaza was also enabled by Western powers.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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The case is also coming before a Supreme Court that has thus far been reluctant to check to Trump’s wide-ranging use of executive powers.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
2 Nov. 2025
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In astrology, Mercury governs the mind and communication, while Saturn represents boundaries, discipline and the lessons that come with experience.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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The ordinance that governs this is 79-11, which says placing leaves out in the street per the city's guidelines isn't prohibited during the collection period.—
Cailey Gleeson,
jsonline.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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Trump’s meeting with Xi ended in a trade agreement that called for the US to lower tariffs on China by 10%, bringing the effective rate on Chinese exports down to 47%; and for China to delay some export controls on rare earths and resume purchases of American soybeans.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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The communication app should provide the security and administrative controls needed to manage users and protect company data.—
Rebecca Lazar,
Miami Herald,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Read below to find out what rules contestants must abide by in order to compete in the international competition.—
Tabitha Parent,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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Everyone knows that some form of Hamas—skinned of the top echelon of its leadership—has survived and rules the parts of Gaza that Israel never fully occupied.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
26 Oct. 2025
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How the agent works Aardvark continuously monitors source code repositories, analyzing commits, scanning for vulnerabilities, and prioritizing which ones matter most.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Oct. 2025
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Another option is Rocket Money, which not only monitors subscriptions, but also tracks overall spending and can cancel unwanted services for you.—
Andreina Rodriguez,
CNBC,
30 Oct. 2025
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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
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Lutnick handed the reins of the company to his 27-year-old son, and his other son also works at Cantor.—
Melanie Hicken,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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TelevisaUnivision has been working to bolster its balance sheet after Alegre took its corporate reins of TelevisaUnivision from Wade Davis, the former Viacom CFO who orchestrated a buyout of Univision in 2020 before merging it with Mexico’s Grupo Televisa in 2022, ceded his CEO role to him.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Reigns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reigns. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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