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also régimes
as in governments
lawful control over the affairs of a political unit (as a nation)
the regime of the dictator collapsed with surprising abruptness
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Recent Examples of regimes
For two decades, the regimes of Hugo Chávez and Maduro have tied the state to illicit economies —granting officers, loyalists, and gangs access to oil, smuggling routes and drug profits.
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Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 20 Sep. 2025
Shipping finished fuel thousands of miles can mean crude sourced from regimes with higher emissions and weaker oversight than California.
—Michael Mische, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2025
Leaders and regimes take great care to communicate their goals, methods, and governing logics to both their own people and the outside world.
—David C. Kang, Foreign Affairs, 19 Sep. 2025
There’s hostile regimes around the world; there’s the threat to the First Amendment; there’s the conservative majority on the Supreme Court.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 18 Sep. 2025
Ahead of the busy holiday shopping season, Brzytwa suggested that many companies may be prepared to maintain prices, based on front-loading of inventory by firms in anticipation of more complicated tariff regimes coming.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
The former editor and co-founder of Irish Illustrated, Pete has covered six different regimes in South Bend, reporting on the Fighting Irish from the end of the Bob Davie years through the Marcus Freeman era.
—Pete Sampson, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
The often-times casual recordkeeping tolerated under various state regimes won’t cut it.
—Robert Hoban, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
In competitive authoritarian regimes, however, there’s a constant push and pull between democratic and autocratic impulses.
—Karrin Vasby Anderson, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2025
Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 20 Sep. 2025
Shipping finished fuel thousands of miles can mean crude sourced from regimes with higher emissions and weaker oversight than California.
—Michael Mische, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2025
Leaders and regimes take great care to communicate their goals, methods, and governing logics to both their own people and the outside world.
—David C. Kang, Foreign Affairs, 19 Sep. 2025
There’s hostile regimes around the world; there’s the threat to the First Amendment; there’s the conservative majority on the Supreme Court.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 18 Sep. 2025
Ahead of the busy holiday shopping season, Brzytwa suggested that many companies may be prepared to maintain prices, based on front-loading of inventory by firms in anticipation of more complicated tariff regimes coming.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
The former editor and co-founder of Irish Illustrated, Pete has covered six different regimes in South Bend, reporting on the Fighting Irish from the end of the Bob Davie years through the Marcus Freeman era.
—Pete Sampson, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
The often-times casual recordkeeping tolerated under various state regimes won’t cut it.
—Robert Hoban, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
In competitive authoritarian regimes, however, there’s a constant push and pull between democratic and autocratic impulses.
—Karrin Vasby Anderson, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for regimes
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Newsom vetoed the bill, warning that rigid requirements could drive talent and investment out of California without meaningfully improving safety, a concern echoed by governments worldwide, hesitant to impose strong guardrails.—
The AI Insider,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Sep. 2025
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When governments fail to deliver services, instead extracting value, Chayes’s book warns, radical alternatives can become far more appealing than the actual state.—
Zephyr Teachout,
The Atlantic,
22 Sep. 2025
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Glenn Hubbard, Greg Mankiw, Christina Romer, Cecilia Rouse, Jared Bernstein and Jason Furman, a group who served as top officials on the White House's council of economic advisers during Republican and Democrat administrations, also signed the brief.—
Steve Kopack,
NBC news,
25 Sep. 2025
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The Washington Post reported administrations had often previously asked lawmakers for permission to move money toward the end of the fiscal year on September 30, but two unnamed congressional aides told the paper the request was far larger than normal.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
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Eastern-style methods, including tongue and pulse diagnoses, along with the more Western-nodding body composition analysis, nutritional advice and detox regimens like the three-day program designed by tennis legend Novak Djokovic, enable guests to tailor their ideal wellness retreat.—
Terry Elward,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The India-meets-NYC brand borrows from Burmese women’s sacred and millennia-old beauty regimens, promising numerous skin benefits like brightening, smoothing, and deep-cleaning.—
Abby Dupes,
StyleCaster,
5 Sep. 2025
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Profit and sustainability rules (PSR), inevitably, were a frequent topic, but there were plenty of others, too, ranging from the intricacies of football accounting to the broader question of why NFL teams are routinely deemed more valuable than clubs from what is the world’s most popular sport.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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Texas’ rules and regulations about housing and construction and summer camps immediately came under scrutiny by environmentalists and urban planners.—
Jon Haworth,
ABC News,
24 Sep. 2025
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She was called up to the main roster after having title reigns with the NXT Women's Championship and the North American Women's Championship.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Sep. 2025
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Fortunately, value reigns throughout the year.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Sep. 2025
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Achieving these goals will require sustained collaboration across jurisdictions and sectors, with communities engaged as full partners in the process.—
Tony Cheng,
Space.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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Startups should structure operations across multiple jurisdictions to dilute exposure while negotiating regulatory approval conditions into major contracts and funding agreements.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Regimes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regimes. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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