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
  • The issues dominating college sports back in 2001 seem almost quaint by today’s standards.
    — Bruce Svare, Sportico.com, 17 Oct. 2026
  • High-stakes conflicts over artificial intelligence, data privacy, workplace culture, antitrust laws and other issues are dominating the news and defining our modern era.
    — Senior Television, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of dominating
Verb
  • Print out every word a child hears on the way to mastering language and the stack stands about as tall as a house.
    — Charles Yeomans, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • How to Prevent Sauces From Breaking When mastering a good sauce, there are a few key factors to keep in mind.
    — Laura Manzano, Martha Stewart, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of mastering
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  • So once again, the rich, powerful Establishment would be dictating the terms under which everyone else lives.
    — Noel Murray, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Straight legs, cigarette cuts, wide fits, and slim silhouettes are all in circulation at once—which means there’s no single dominant shape dictating the market.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 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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  • Positioning the commercial arm of the 100-year-old BBC for a streaming future while managing the traditional linear channels that still do great business in many international territories.
    — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Years later, there’s still work to be done managing a film’s intellectual property rights and corporate vehicles.
    — Kim Jackson, IndieWire, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of managing
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  • Witch fever, by this point in history, had become a mechanism for brutally regulating and disciplining female behavior, and doing so intergenerationally.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Skill game machines are disappearing from businesses and private clubs across Pennsylvania after lawmakers failed to pass legislation regulating them before the state's deadline.
    — Madeleine Wright, CBS News, 13 Oct. 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 20 Oct. 2026.

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