1
as in to rule
to exercise authority or power over
from 1923 to 1948 Palestine was presided over by Great Britain under a mandate granted by the League of Nations
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2
as in to operate
to look after and make decisions about
he presides over a vast communications empire
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for preside (over)
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The poll comes after a judge appointed by Trump ruled against his administration's effort to limit birthright citizenship, dealing a blow to a key immigration policy.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
3 Mar. 2025 -
In 2022, researchers from Troy University and South Carolina’s College Sports Research Institute analyzed 174 judges who ruled in cases involving the NCAA between 1973 and 2020.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
3 Mar. 2025
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Zoom out: The Flow Trip operates as a stand-alone business within Flow.—
Sara Fischer,
Axios,
11 Mar. 2025
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Along with its production activities, privately held Hearst Corp. operates a string of local TV stations and is a 50-50 partner with Disney in A+E Global Media.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
11 Mar. 2025
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Representatives from the five national governing bodies (NGBs) will convene at least every two weeks.—
Dan Bernstein,
Sportico.com,
4 Mar. 2025
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There’s no national governing body for swim instructors.—
The New York Times,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Mar. 2025
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Netanyahu, for his part, managed to survive beyond both of those presidencies and is still very much on the political scene today.—
Tevi Troy,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
7 Mar. 2025
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Factoring in Trump’s uncertainty Fed policymakers manage uncertainty by trying to predict the different ways the economy could evolve in the coming months, based on economic models using a vast array of data.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN,
7 Mar. 2025
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The Trump administration has denied in court papers that intends to abolish the agency completely, arguing that some of its functions are continuing, but Reuters on Monday reported top officials at the consumer agency have not allowed staff to resume supervising financial companies.—
Ken Alltucker,
USA TODAY,
5 Mar. 2025
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General billed Medicare and other government insurers for surgeries performed by Harvard medical trainees without proper oversight because supervising surgeons were working in another operating room.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
4 Mar. 2025
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Simone Swink will oversee all Good Morning America branded shows, a change as GMA and GMA3 had previously operated separately, with Cat McKenzie as EP of the spinoff show.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
5 Mar. 2025
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Ali is overseeing a challenge to Mr. Trump's 90-day pause on foreign assistance brought by a group of nonprofits and businesses that receive foreign aid funding and argue the freeze is an unconstitutional exercise of presidential power.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
5 Mar. 2025
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From the outset, the premise of Monstress and its tale is a dire one: imagine a 1900s alternative universe controlled by a cruel matriarchal society in Asia.—
Tiffany Leigh,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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That includes over $880 billion in cuts overseen by the very committee that controls Medicaid funding.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
12 Mar. 2025
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Many probiotics are sold as supplements, which are minimally regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).—
Lindsey DeSoto,
Health,
10 Mar. 2025
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In contrast, when a person feels emotionally validated, their nervous system remains regulated and open to connection, reinforcing trust and intimacy.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Preside (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preside%20%28over%29. Accessed 17 Mar. 2025.
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