reigning 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of reigningnext
as in overseeing

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reigning

2 of 2

verb

present participle of reign
as in governing

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reigning
  1. governing
  2. controlling
  3. ruling
  4. regnant
  5. senior
  6. high-level
  7. sovereign
  8. main
Verb
  • The lawsuit alleges that the park’s ownership violated Florida’s laws governing mobile home evictions, including by raising rents within 90 days of issuing the notice to vacate and by not offering the homeowners’ association the first right of refusal to purchase the land.
    Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2025
  • The terms governing the use of the character are set out in a 71-page license agreement executive summary which was released in a 2014 hack of Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE).
    Caroline Reid, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of governing
Adjective
  • Micro-Management in Disguise Narcissistic bosses are often skilled at reframing their most controlling tendencies as virtues.
    Mark Murphy, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
  • In each case, the asset manager got 49% of the joint venture and Intel retained a controlling interest of 51%.
    David Meyer, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of controlling
Verb
  • The test comes more than a week after North Korea's ruling party held its annual meeting in Pyongyang.
    Anders Hagstrom, Fox News, 6 Jan. 2025
  • According to a unanimous Court of Appeal ruling in summer 2024, the trial judge marred the original guilty verdict by allowing the jury to proceed despite knowing that one juror had attempted to bribe the others.
    Kyle Denis, Billboard, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of ruling
Adjective
  • Within many of our most crucial institutions, suppositions that would have been considered the height of lunacy even a few years ago have become regnant overnight.
    Charles C. W. Cooke, National Review, 27 June 2023
  • This was not always the case in Japan — there have been eight empresses regnant throughout history — but the Imperial Household Law introduced in 1947 restricts the throne to the male line of succession and requires women who marry outside of the family to leave.
    Emily Krauser, Peoplemag, 13 Apr. 2023
Definition of regnant
Adjective
  • Melissa Rudy is senior health editor and a member of the lifestyle team at Fox News Digital.
    Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Iain Martin is a senior editor who covers tech, startups and venture capital out of London, England.
    Iain Martin, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of senior
Adjective
  • The industry consortium’s half-day event will feature high-level execs (Amazon’s Krishan Bhatia, Fox Corp.’s Jeff Collins and TelevisaUnivision’s Donna Speciale among them) discussing the challenges and opportunities of streaming.
    Dade Hayes, Deadline, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Paxson also selected three eventual All-Star Rose teammates in center Joakim Noah, small forward Luol Deng, and swingman Jimmy Butler, plus several high-level role players like Taj Gibson, Kirk Hinrich, Nikola Mirotic and Ben Gordon.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 5 Jan. 2025
Definition of high-level
Adjective
  • The parent of athlete representation businesses and the majority owner of TKO is going private in early 2025, in a deal led by Silver Lake with participation of Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund Mubadala and billionaire Michael Dell.
    Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 2 Jan. 2025
  • The firm expects next year will also see five Nasdaq 100 companies and five nation states add bitcoin to their balance sheets or sovereign wealth funds.
    Ryan Browne,Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of sovereign
Adjective
  • Draisaitl is the only player projected to hit 50 goals this season, with 54, and his main challenger, Kaprizov, is currently on the shelf.
    Dom Luszczyszyn, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Just like the show's main character, Dr. Oliver Wolf (Zachary Quinto), Sacks was motivated to pursue a career in this field because a close family member struggled with a mental illness, and it was treated as a big secret.
    Madeleine Janz, People.com, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of main
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