reigning 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of reigningnext
as in overseeing

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reigning

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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
  • Macron has pledged to remain in office until his term concludes in 2027 but has faced challenges in governing after snap elections this summer left the National Assembly without a clear majority.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The league started with 10 teams in 1996, as part of the deal with FIFA, the international governing body of the sport, to bring the World Cup to the United States in 1994.
    Maritza Dominguez, The Arizona Republic, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of governing
Adjective
  • 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
  • But this behavior ultimately seems more controlling than anything else.
    R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 30 Nov. 2024
Definition of controlling
Verb
  • This decision is part of broader litigation challenging the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), with several district courts ruling in favor of the Treasury's position on the CTA's constitutionality.
    Matthew F. Erskine, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Several district courts have denied requests to enjoin the CTA, ruling in favor of the Department of the Treasury.
    Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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
  • Like the Gasparilla’s many loyal guests, McMakin and senior designers Cece Bowman and Mackenzie Hodgson didn’t think of it as a commercial project but rather as a large home.
    Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Han faced strong backlash from his own party for openly supporting impeachment without consulting senior members of the party enough ahead of his announcement last week.
    Hakyung Kate Lee, ABC News, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of senior
Adjective
  • These techniques require high-level expertise and laborious data cleaning and programming.
    Eric Sydell, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
  • The New York Times said the Air Force recently cited potential security risks in denying high-level security access for Musk, and that allies including Israel have flagged concerns that the billionaire CEO might share sensitive data.
    Doina Chiacu, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of high-level
Adjective
  • Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund has also invested billions with the private equity firm of Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner.
    Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Reza said the plan is for foreign investors, including sovereign wealth funds in the Middle East, to start investing in the ETF early next year.
    Jesse Pound, CNBC, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of sovereign
Adjective
  • The prefecture is in the southwestern part of Japan's main island of Honshu.
    Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Key Background One of Trump’s main hangups with the previous proposal was rooted in the debt ceiling, which was not included in the deal from earlier this week.
    Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of main
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