preside
verb (used without object)
to occupy the place of authority or control, as in an assembly or meeting; act as president or chairperson.
is presiding
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present progressiveof preside (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Brinkema is presiding over a lawsuit challenging the creation of the fund and has already blocked the program designed to compensate people who claimed to have been treated unfairly by the US government.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
Now, at 92 years old, Hellerstein is presiding over the virtually unprecedented narcoterrorism case against ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 11, 2026
District Judge Darrin Gayles, who is presiding over the case, ordered Murdoch’s attorneys to respond by August 4.
From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2025
Justice Maria Carroccia, who is presiding over the case, will be handing down her ruling on Thursday morning in a London courtroom.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2025
When it is resumed, in the next chapter, so to speak, the maidens are being married to their cousins and their father is presiding at the marriage feast.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
