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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The latest election results from Morgan Hill show incumbent mayor Mark Turner holding a commanding lead — 20 percentage points — over Yvonne Martínez Beltrán, while Miriam Vega and Soraida Iwanaga are set to take the two vacant city council seats.
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Luis Melecio-Zambrano, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
With partial results, Oakland County Executive Dave Coulter had tallied about 56% of the vote, gaining a commanding lead over his Republican challenger, insurance executive Nik Gjonaj, who had 44%, with about a third of the precincts counted.
—Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
Trump appears to have a commanding lead of the U.S. presidential election in Indiana.
—Chris Sims, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Nov. 2024
Harris has, so far, seemed to maintain the edge that Biden established, with the latest New York Times/Siena College poll showing her up by 12 points in the district, while statewide, Trump has maintained a commanding lead.
—Nicholas Kerr, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2024
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Luis Melecio-Zambrano, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
With partial results, Oakland County Executive Dave Coulter had tallied about 56% of the vote, gaining a commanding lead over his Republican challenger, insurance executive Nik Gjonaj, who had 44%, with about a third of the precincts counted.
—Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
Trump appears to have a commanding lead of the U.S. presidential election in Indiana.
—Chris Sims, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Nov. 2024
Harris has, so far, seemed to maintain the edge that Biden established, with the latest New York Times/Siena College poll showing her up by 12 points in the district, while statewide, Trump has maintained a commanding lead.
—Nicholas Kerr, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2024
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“Commanding.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commanding. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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