PRESIDING (OVER) Synonyms: 53 Similar Words

presiding (over)

verb

present participle of preside (over)

as in governing

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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as in operating

to look after and make decisions about he presides over a vast communications empire

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Commercial licensing, confidentiality, the protection of original production materials and the terms governing third-party AI tools are all important considerations in our approach.

— Kevin Giraud, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
The other two judges, Kelly and Tymkovich, concluded the NCAA made a sufficient showing under the factors governing stays pending appeal, including on the merits and irreparable harm.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of governing

Verb

More than 40,000 Rivian electric delivery vans were operating in Amazon’s network by 2026, up from more than 30,000 at the end of 2025.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026
Leaders may learn the importance of listening while operating within decision processes that leave little room for employee influence.

— Gwen Mdinaradze, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of operating

Verb

But Nitin Nabin, president of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), on Saturday lambasted the CJP.

— Ayushi Shah, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2026
Mexico was struggling with debt crises, declining energy revenues, and the related breakdown of the ruling party’s half-century-old corporatist model, which had fostered a centralized, closed economy.

— Robert B. Zoellick, Foreign Affairs, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of ruling

Verb

As these agents take on more responsibility, measuring and optimising their output becomes just as important as managing a human team.

— Derya Matras, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
An investment advisor representative, or IAR, is an individual who works at an RIA, managing portfolios and offering investment advice.

— Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,Kelli Grant, CFP®, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of managing

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The surge in profits has been driven by robust trading in stocks, bonds and currencies, fees from supervising and advising clients’ investments, underwriting initial public offerings and a pickup in mergers and acquisitions.

— John Towfighi, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026
To that end, Gershin added more backgrounds and foley, adding detail and supervising a pass in Dolby Atmos, all along being careful not to betray the intentions of the original work.

— Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of supervising

Verb

Quiroz asserts Mission Lotería — the name is a nod to a Mexican card game — would not have opened had the team not pitched their vision to a panel overseeing the city’s storefront opportunity grants.

— Terry Tang, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026
The people overseeing the remaining assets also want to sell employee data to Google to train artificial intelligence.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of overseeing

Verb

Screen Queensland is on board, with Kismet distributing locally and Cornerstone handling international sales.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
The iPhone 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max push the boundaries of what mobile phones can do, such as handling on-device Siri AI calculations and running computational photography algorithms to deliver the best possible images.

— Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of handling

Verb

Next, by adjusting the photons’ frequencies (also called frequency tuning), the researchers can select which pairs undergo the measurement, controlling how smaller graph states connect to form a larger one.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026
By combining the two medications, EloraTZP is designed to build on the effects of tirzepatide while introducing a complementary mechanism for controlling food intake.

— Mike McRae October 09, New Atlas, 10 Oct. 2026

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