reign
as in: uncertainty reigns
Uncertainty and fear reigned during those years.
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to be most powerful, important, or noticeable
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reign
reigns
reigning
reigned
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rein
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- Uncertainty and fear reigned during those years.
- Fame reigns in Hollywood.
- he was helpless under the reign of his egotism
- Cash reigns supreme when interest rates are so high.
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- ...Our fears in Banquo
Stick deep; and in his royalty of nature
Reigns that which would be fear’d.William Shakespeare -- Macbeth
- ...it is winter in Narnia ... Daughter of Eve from the far land of Spare Oom where eternal summer reigns...
C.S. Lewis -- The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
- Stillness reigns, the torches blink dully, the time drags heavily.
Mark Twain -- The Prince and The Pauper
- ...gloom and fear reigned over Narnia.
C.S. Lewis -- The Last Battle
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, rein [1]
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