reigned (over)

verb

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

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  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
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  • 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
  • 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
Definition of mastered
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  • Texas, Penn State, Ohio State, and Notre Dame successfully converted 23 of their 47 third-down attempts, while Clemson, SMU, Tennessee, and Indiana managed just 16 of 54.
    Giovanni Malloy, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Overcome the common fears Fear of failure or feeling too old to start a new business can prevent you from moving forward, but many successful entrepreneurs faced these same fears and still managed to build businesses that thrive.
    Melissa Houston, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of managed
Verb
  • Currently, the disposal of wind turbine waste is regulated by the localities and states hosting wind turbine projects.
    Ariel Cohen, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • 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
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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