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com·mand·ing (kə man′diŋ, -män′-)
transitive verb, intransitive verb
adjective
- having authority; controlling or dominating
- impressive, esp. in a dignified or imperial way
- controlling or dominating by position a commanding hilltop
- very large a commanding lead
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