reigned (over)

verb

Definition of reigned (over)next
past tense of reign (over)
as in lorded (it over)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reigned (over)
  1. dominated
  2. mastered
  3. managed
  4. regulated
  5. administered
Verb
  • The score was not the only statistic that was dominated by one team over another.
    Giovanni Malloy, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Sampson and Emerson take a first look at Notre Dame versus Georgia, a series the Bulldogs have dominated, even though the past two on-campus matchups came down to the very end.
    Seth Emerson, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of dominated
Verb
  • And Valverde has mastered this facet of the game, with five of his six goals this season coming from shots from outside the penalty area — the most by any player in Europe’s top five domestic leagues.
    Mario Cortegana, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Things happened—or didn’t happen—depending on who had the ear of the president at any moment and who had mastered the dark arts of bureaucratic warfare.
    Henry Farrell, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of mastered
Verb
  • The kamikaze naval drone managed to destroy or damage 15 Russian naval vessels.
    George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
  • His 2002 album The Eminem Show managed 159 frames, while Curtain Call 2, the sequel to the original, which includes more recent additions to his canon, is not far behind.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of managed
Verb
  • Dietary supplements are minimally regulated by the FDA and may or may not be suitable for you.
    Amy Fischer MS, RD, Health, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Currently, the disposal of wind turbine waste is regulated by the localities and states hosting wind turbine projects.
    Ariel Cohen, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of regulated
Verb
  • This project will be administered by the the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Washington State University.
    Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • In addition to pesticides from their diet, industrial cow’s milk also contains significant traces of hormones (administered to boost their daily milk production from 14 to 40 liters per day).
    Marie Bladt, Vogue, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of administered
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