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

2 of 2

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 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 Today, the horseshoe unofficially reigns as the state sandwich, to those who know it. — Kendra Nordin Beato, Christian Science Monitor, 1 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
  • Then there are the tensions between small island nations who make up the majority of the Forum and its two largest powers and biggest donors, Australia and New Zealand, about their climate efforts.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Between the huge practical sets and stunts, the matte paintings and in-camera trickery, the on-location filming, and a leading man at the height of his movie star powers, Spielberg and his team performed the filmmaking equivalent of wizardry.
    — Frank DeRuggiero, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of powers
Verb
  • While the Boise officials decide zoning and land use, the Ada County Highway District governs local streets, and the Idaho Transportation Department controls State Street itself, legally a portion of state Highway 44.
    — Mark Dee August 27, Idaho Statesman, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Both of those functions are what the law that governs derivatives, and its federal regulator, are meant to protect.
    — Brian Quintenz, Fortune, 26 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
  • Age verifications and parental controls come with notorious loopholes.
    — Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Recent incidents, like OpenAI's models bypassing controls and Anthropic's models accessing real systems, underscore this threat.
    — Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of controls
Verb
  • And rules about how the government may enforce such a law must be very clear, and have to be presented in a precise way to states, agencies or others before they can be accused of any violations.
    — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2026
  • To the extent these independent contentions were intended to imply that NBA rules permit teams, at the request of players, to initiate off-court income opportunities for players, that implication is incorrect.
    — John Hollinger, New York Times, 3 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
  • An unmounted horse galloping into a ranch, saddle empty and reins flying, is a standard cue for horse people to seek the rider.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2026
  • On Tuesday, Cook becomes executive chairman and John Ternus , a longtime Apple executive and most recently the company's hardware chief, takes the CEO reins.
    — Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026
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“Reigns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reigns. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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