commanding
adjective
com·mand·ing
kə-ˈman-diŋ 
1
: drawing attention or priority
a commanding presence
2
: difficult to overcome
a commanding lead
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Examples of commanding in a Sentence
He has a very commanding voice.
She holds a commanding lead in the polls.
Our team was in a commanding position as the game neared its end.
The castle is in a commanding position at the top of the hill.
The hill provides a commanding view of the surrounding countryside.
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As a result, the Eagles possessed the ball for 12:58 of the 15 minutes in the third to take a commanding lead.
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Mike Defabo, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
Others won’t want to commit to Microsoft Azure as their cloud platform, despite Microsoft’s commanding lead in generative AI.
—Kathleen Gallagher, Journal Sentinel, 11 Dec. 2024
Those skids have been greased by internal Canadian political dynamics, with Conservatives holding a commanding lead over Liberals in national polls ahead of a 2025 election.
—Rafael Bernal, The Hill, 7 Dec. 2024
It’s been a month since Cousins last threw a touchdown pass — a three-game span that’s also seen Atlanta lose three straight and relinquish a commanding lead in the lowly NFC South.
—Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 6 Dec. 2024
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Mike Defabo, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
Others won’t want to commit to Microsoft Azure as their cloud platform, despite Microsoft’s commanding lead in generative AI.
—Kathleen Gallagher, Journal Sentinel, 11 Dec. 2024
Those skids have been greased by internal Canadian political dynamics, with Conservatives holding a commanding lead over Liberals in national polls ahead of a 2025 election.
—Rafael Bernal, The Hill, 7 Dec. 2024
It’s been a month since Cousins last threw a touchdown pass — a three-game span that’s also seen Atlanta lose three straight and relinquish a commanding lead in the lowly NFC South.
—Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Commanding.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commanding. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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