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adjective

as in overseeing

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verb

present participle of reign
as in governing

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reigning
  1. controlling
  2. governing
  3. regnant
  4. ruling
  5. senior
  6. monitoring
  7. managing
  8. supervisory
Adjective
  • This has impacted every aspect of his life — sleep, eating habits and his controlling attitude toward me.
    — Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 4 July 2026
  • Versant will become a minority, non-controlling investor in the company.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 2 June 2026
Definition of controlling
Verb
  • So has Yoshua Bengio, who has spent recent years warning that the risks need governing.
    — Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The rules governing retirement accounts aren't the same as those that apply to wages or ordinary bank accounts, however.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of governing
Adjective
  • Since the outbreak of the Covid pandemic, anti-Chinese sentiment has become not merely trendy, but politically regnant.
    — Sam Thielman, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
  • Her opponent, nonprofit leader and billionaire's son Josh Kraft, and who's campaigning against what he's characterized as Wu's regnant leadership style.
    — Mike Deehan, Axios, 19 Mar. 2025
Definition of regnant
Verb
  • In the filing, the Justice Department urged the appeals court to reverse the Tennessee federal judge’s ruling dismissing criminal charges against Abrego Garcia.
    — Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Russia has defended Min Aung Hliang's military government in international forums while Myanmar's ruling generals have generally supported Moscow’s foreign policy agenda.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of ruling
Adjective
  • Game time is coming more regularly now for the 16-year-old, having racked up almost 50 percent of his senior career minutes since the start of May.
    — Thom Harris, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Shu Hsiao-huang, a senior analyst at the Institute for National Defence and Security Research, noted that Taiwan should avoid treating every unmanned aircraft as the same threat.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of senior
Verb
  • Crytica Security wants to change that by monitoring what happens inside the device itself.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has been notified of the recent sightings and has been monitoring bear activity in the region.
    — Richard Ramos, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of monitoring
Adjective
  • Larry Berg, the co-managing owner of LAFC, was chosen Monday to become the third commissioner in MLS history when Don Garber retires in December.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026
  • But the data suggests most women aren’t choosing—they’re managing.
    — Julia Korn, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of managing
Adjective
  • Teens who participate in Read Alliance programs are called Teen Leaders with a chance to advance to Senior Teen Leader, a supervisory role with additional responsibilities - both emphasize the leadership aspect that comes with the role.
    — Read Alliance, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • But the closures and layoffs are vehemently opposed by the state of Lower Saxony, which owns 20 percent of VW Group, as well as the unions, which hold half of the seats on VW Group’s supervisory board.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of supervisory
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