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View definitions for reigning

reigning

adjective as in powerful

adjective as in exercising power

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Example Sentences

The reigning queen of hip-hop treads the boards in her teen years.

The reigning Emmy champ coming off her best season yet on The Good Wife, Margulies could very well set that record, too.

While still relatively unknown stateside, Bellucci is a reigning vixen in France and her native Italy.

The reigning league MVP, Kevin Durant, is also set to hit the open market that summer.

Take for example, the reaction of Keith Olbermann, the reigning scold of sportslandia.

The reigning king would have removed the marble from this monument for use in some building in which he was to be interred!

He was also called "King of kings," reigning supreme over the gods; and sometimes he was called the "Father of the gods."

In the year 1112, the date of this narrative, the reigning king was named Louis the Lusty.

Now, Edward, who do you think was here to-day—the reigning belle, and the toast of all the gentlemen?

At that time a very powerful prince named Oresta was reigning at Cumachen.

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On this page you'll find 21 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to reigning, such as: prevailing, controlling, dominating, governing, ruling, and authoritative.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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