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also régime
as in government
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 regime
The new Skydance leadership regime is also expected to announce between 2,000-3,000 more layoffs by early November.
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Joe Otterson, Variety, 25 Sep. 2025
One month after taking power, Syrian security forces seized a shipment of heavy ammunition destined for Hezbollah in Lebanon, once a key ally of the Assad regime and Iran’s Axis of Resistance.
—Chris Massaro, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2025
In Bangladesh, the demise of Hasina’s regime has emboldened religious extremists.
—Kapil Komireddi, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
The rally in New York City will be a continuation of the rally in Brussels to demand a regime change and ask the UN to impose sanctions against Iran, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Iranian officials.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2025
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Joe Otterson, Variety, 25 Sep. 2025
One month after taking power, Syrian security forces seized a shipment of heavy ammunition destined for Hezbollah in Lebanon, once a key ally of the Assad regime and Iran’s Axis of Resistance.
—Chris Massaro, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2025
In Bangladesh, the demise of Hasina’s regime has emboldened religious extremists.
—Kapil Komireddi, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
The rally in New York City will be a continuation of the rally in Brussels to demand a regime change and ask the UN to impose sanctions against Iran, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Iranian officials.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for regime
Noun
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Since the Indiana Dunes has both a national and state park, mainly the national park will be impacted by the government shutdown.—
Katie Wiseman,
IndyStar,
2 Oct. 2025
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This is a sister organization to the Heritage Foundation, the think tank behind Project 2025—a sweeping conservative policy blueprint aimed at reshaping the federal government by expanding presidential power, dismantling parts of the civil service, and rolling back regulations across agencies.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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To watch Lipe-Smith’s Caroline cuddle in bed watching TV on her iPad, or bopping around to JoJo Siwa, or pensively finishing a Popsicle while sitting beside her grandmother at a museum, is to have the sheer malevolence of our current administration and its adherents thrown into sharp relief.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
1 Oct. 2025
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Trump also gave Wall Street some assurance that the administration would give Nvidia licenses to offer its H20 AI chip in China – a crucial market for the company.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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Ezra is a doula who can see ghosts, and Jonathan is a widower mourning his late husband, Ben, who Ezra can inexplicably both see and hear, even though that definitely breaks ghost rules.—
Audrey Goldberg Ruoff,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025
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One video for the song Turista, for instance, focused on Lares, the site of the 1868 Grito de Lares revolt against Spanish rule.—
Cat Sposato,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Sep. 2025
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But during its reign, the Byzantines were known to use Greek fire in battle, particularly at sea where it was employed to set enemy ships ablaze, experts say.—
Mitchell Willetts,
Kansas City Star,
30 Sep. 2025
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Currently, Mysterio is in his first reign as the WWE Intercontinental Champion.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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Denmark insisted on safeguards for women and children and for Haiti to do more to address the root causes of instability and carry out reforms in its governance system.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
30 Sep. 2025
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But governance could be eventually handed over to the Palestinian Authority, which already oversees parts of the West Bank, another Palestinian territory which Israel occupies, provided the Palestinian Authority adopts a broad series of reforms.—
Emily Feng,
NPR,
30 Sep. 2025
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Her everyday regimen is rooted in weightlifting with her trainer.—
Jenna Ryu,
SELF,
24 Sep. 2025
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Interruption to this regimen can reactivate hidden reservoirs of infected cells, leading to the rapid resurgence of HIV in a person’s blood and the development of drug-resistant variants.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
20 Sep. 2025
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The movie, set largely in 1977 during the Brazilian military dictatorship, ends on a strange and sad note.—
Morgan Baila,
Vulture,
30 Sep. 2025
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Other Latin American countries that had suffered under military dictatorships vigorously prosecuted the perpetrators of human rights abuses, but Brazil did not follow suit.—
Omar G. Encarnación,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Sep. 2025
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Christian is annoyed by Max’s temporary tyranny and overall seems … normal.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
30 Sep. 2025
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When human decency and basic civility fall victim to partisanship and ideology, and abhorrence of violence becomes tempered by political aims, monstrosities and tyrannies become possible.—
Michael Bloomberg,
Twin Cities,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Regime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regime. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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