presiding

adjective

Definition of presidingnext
as in chief
highest in rank or authority a senator who is the presiding member of the armed services committee

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for presiding
  1. chief
  2. commanding
  3. supreme
  4. foremost
  5. leading
  6. senior
  7. top
  8. principal
Adjective
  • But for how much longer?, asked Kevin Garside, chief sports correspondent for the i news site.
    Harriet Marsden, theweek, 12 Nov. 2024
  • Nate Cohn, the paper’s chief political analyst, said the Tech Guild does not play a role in the model itself but built and maintains the infrastructure that gives the Needle the necessary data.
    Miranda Nazzaro, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of chief
Adjective
  • The latest election results from Morgan Hill show incumbent mayor Mark Turner holding a commanding lead — 20 percentage points — over Yvonne Martínez Beltrán, while Miriam Vega and Soraida Iwanaga are set to take the two vacant city council seats.
    Luis Melecio-Zambrano, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
  • With partial results, Oakland County Executive Dave Coulter had tallied about 56% of the vote, gaining a commanding lead over his Republican challenger, insurance executive Nik Gjonaj, who had 44%, with about a third of the precincts counted.
    Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of commanding
Adjective
  • However, it is frequently overlooked by general celebrants of the spooky holiday who are not supreme enthusiasts of the King of Pop.
    Ime Ekpo, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
  • The supreme leader has also vowed to start stoning women to death in public again.
    Harriet Marsden, The Week UK, theweek, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of supreme
Adjective
  • After a brief impression of Judy, Paris offered some insight into one of the girls’ foremost comedic influences growing up.
    Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 18 Nov. 2024
  • Alex Sarian, the president and CEO of Arts Commons, one of Canada’s foremost centers for the arts, thinks the answer is a crisis of relevance.
    Timothy J. McClimon, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of foremost
Adjective
  • The actress, who scored her first leading role as Zenon, has starred in the long-running soap opera since 2005.
    Angel Saunders, People.com, 2 Nov. 2024
  • Among the leading virtual influencers, Lil Miquela -a digital avatar with over 3 million Instagram followers- has collaborated with brands like Prada and Calvin Klein.
    Esade Business & Law School, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of leading
Adjective
  • She’s poised to hand an instrument to a senior doctor in the ER.
    Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 10 Nov. 2024
  • In the first half, Keith tossed two TDs to senior Elise Kung, including one for 49 yards on a deep throw.
    Dan Albano, Orange County Register, 9 Nov. 2024
Definition of senior
Adjective
  • Annie Schlechter Reiss’s studio is on the top floor of the brownstone.
    Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 19 Nov. 2024
  • To see the full list of the top 50 resorts in the U.S. and Canada, with details on how they’re ranked, check out its SKI’s complete resort guide here.
    Sam Pfeifle, Outside Online, 18 Nov. 2024
Definition of top
Adjective
  • In March 2023, Enrico Lopez-Yañez was named principal pops conductor for the Pacific Symphony, and in October of this year Limor Tomer was tapped to be the new vice president to head performing arts programs at Segerstrom Center.
    Samantha Dunn, Orange County Register, 13 Nov. 2024
  • Bumble completed the acquisition of Geneva Technologies, Inc. for $17.5 million, with the principal assets being a social networking and communications platform.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
Definition of principal
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