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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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
The New Day had seven WWE Tag Team Championship reigns among them and held the World Tag Team Championship for 483 days at one point. — Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026 God has created and knows only the spiritual universe, in which divine law reigns and rules, upholding all that is good and true. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Sep. 2026 But even after being picked to finish 18th in the league for the third straight year, optimism reigns in West Lafayette. — Michael Marot, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026 Today’s Recipe Among the pantheon of brunch classics, eggs Benedict reigns. — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026 Aside from the Arsenal manager, only the reigns of Emery at Villa and Daniel Farke at Leeds have exceeded three years. — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026 Confusion reigns Wright asserted that the seven-day average of oil flowing out of the Strait of Hormuz had increased to 9 million barrels per day. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026 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 Tradition reigns at Quisisana, where some guests and their families have been visiting for generations. — Lila Harron Battis, Travel + Leisure, 23 July 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
  • Because colonial powers have always feared the child who survives its violence and continues to imagine a sky beyond its rule.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Real-time data powers live passenger systems and third-party apps using open formats such as GTFS-Realtime while feeding Computer-Aided Dispatch and Automatic Vehicle Location (CAD/AVL) software.
    — Miroslav Katsarov, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of powers
Verb
  • Yet no such regulation governs the people in the stands at these matches — with Irish fans typically singing the folk song Fields of Athenry during the haka in response, while England supporters opt for their rugby anthem, Swing Low, Sweet Chariot.
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The Senate's farm bill, an omnibus piece of legislation rolled out every five years that governs everything from rural development and crop insurance to nutrition programs, has languished in committee during McConnell’s absence.
    — Keely Doll, Louisville Courier Journal, 11 Sep. 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
  • For households, parental controls allow restricting access to inappropriate and adult content.
    — StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Potential support could cover siting, licensing, fabrication, safety-basis development, project controls and deployment planning for NANO Nuclear’s KRONOS MMR Energy System and portable microreactor designs.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of controls
Verb
  • The report released by the NBA’s investigators at the law firm of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz portrays Ballmer and the team as treating the league’s salary cap rules not as strict mandates, but as obstacles to be evaded, like traffic cones.
    — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Georgia Supreme Court rules against the Department of Public Safety.
    — Adam Beam, AJC.com, 10 Sep. 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
  • At 50, Ternus is the same age as ​Cook when ⁠he took over the reins as CEO from co-founder Steve Jobs in 2011.
    — Greta Cross, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026
  • There were three rookie quarterbacks starting the opener in three of the previous five seasons as teams have become quicker to turn over the reins as the differences between the college and pro games have lessened.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026
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“Reigns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reigns. Accessed 13 Sep. 2026.

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