I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a king rules/reigns (= is in charge of a country )
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How could a Christian king rule if he was banned from the Church?
a queen rules/reigns (= is in charge of a country )
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Queen Victoria reigned for over 60 years.
chaos reigns (= it happens )
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Everyone was trying to talk at once and for a while chaos reigned.
optimism prevails/reigns (= optimism is the strongest feeling )
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Despite the crisis, optimism prevailed.
peace reigns literary (= there is peace in a place )
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Peace and tranquillity reign in the well-kept grounds.
reigns supreme (= is the most important thing )
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a country where the car reigns supreme
the defending/reigning champion (= the present one )
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Cheah defeated the defending champion in the National Grand Prix.
the reign of Queen Elizabeth/Victoria etc (= when Elizabeth etc was queen )
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She was born in the reign of Queen Victoria.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Important reforms were initiated during the reign of Nicholas II.
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James ended Woodson's six-year reign as driving champion last night.
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the reign of Henry VIII
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A higher synthesis, one ushering in a new reign of peace and harmony, under a benign and ever just science.
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But he will be given free reign over the selection and training of his team.
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In one significant way, it is true, the reign of Joseph marked a distinct break with the past.
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It was a struggle which came to a head in the reign of Edward the Confessor, which began in 1042.
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One explanation, at least, can be dismissed: Gloucester was not reacting against his position in the previous reign .
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That's the view of the man who signed many of the cheques during Souness's reign at Rangers.
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They say that relics of Hitler's reign should be destroyed, not sold for profit.
II. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
over
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Nature has been banished, technology and its concomitant values reign over a harshly masculine world.
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But confusion reigned over the idea of the menstrual cycle.
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And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever and of his kingdom there shall be no end.
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Paranoia, greed and hysteria reign over scientific facts and compassion.
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Who had reigned over the Mercians in the period before 633/4 is unknown.
■ NOUN
champion
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She is also the reigning champion , having won four consecutive games.
confusion
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This last point is where much of the confusion currently reigns .
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A sometimes-creative confusion reigns at the teams-of-teams level.
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She screamed, but it had little effect, just added to the confusion that reigned in the room.
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And it was true, as Christians never tired of pointing out, that a painful spiritual confusion reigned .
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But confusion reigned over the idea of the menstrual cycle.
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Total confusion reigns supreme, and an atmosphere close to mass hysteria ensues.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Hyperinflation reigned in Argentina during the 1980s.
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King George VI reigned from 1936 to 1952.
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Penda was king from 633 to 655, but it is not known who had reigned over the Mercians in the period before.
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Robert II reigned for 19 years and died in Dundonald Castle on 13th May, 1390.
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The last Moorish king reigned there until 1492.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And it is not only in Washington that this belief reigns supreme.
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For he must reign until he has put all enemies under his feet.
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If he died on 14 December 705 he would have reigned a full twenty years and probably several months as well.
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In the cities and towns now, a hideous vulgarity reigned.
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Isolationism reigned in the Congress, reflecting a national mood.
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Similar panic was reigning in the kitchens.
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The meritocracy that reigned among students thus functioned hardly at all within the faculty.
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The wide-cut style still reigns supreme over slimmer styles, and are easier to wear.