commanding
adjective
com·mand·ing
kə-ˈman-diŋ 
1
: drawing attention or priority
a commanding presence
2
: difficult to overcome
a commanding lead
Examples of commanding in a Sentence
He has a very commanding voice.
She holds a commanding lead in the polls.
Our team was in a commanding position as the game neared its end.
The castle is in a commanding position at the top of the hill.
The hill provides a commanding view of the surrounding countryside.
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Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
After the first leg in Lyon had ended 2-2 last week, United took a commanding lead in Thursday’s return fixture thanks to first-half goals from Manuel Ugarte and Diogo Dalot.
—George Ramsay, CNN Money, 18 Apr. 2025
Da Costa had already used all of his allocation and had been building a commanding lead when the red flag came out.
—ArsTechnica, 16 Apr. 2025
Harris at 28% still holds a commanding lead over Booker, but her numbers are down 5% from March.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2025
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“Commanding.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commanding. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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