Meaning & use
Reigned
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Held royal power and ruled as king, queen, or monarch, or, more broadly, dominated a field or period.
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Queen Victoria reigned over the British Empire for more than sixty years.
For a decade, that quarterback reigned as the best player in the league.
A note on using this word
"Reigned" is often confused in spelling with "rained" and "reined," three words that sound alike but mean very different things.
Words with a similar meaning
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