as in rules
lawful control over the affairs of a political unit (as a nation)
with the start of the new year, a new party will have regimen over the nation and, hopefully, bring some much-needed change
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Recent Examples of regimens
Your work responsibilities and health regimens are shifting!
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Usa Today, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026
Children on these regimens were monitored closely.
—Jyoti Madhusoodanan, Scientific American, 17 Mar. 2026
Other tech founders, including Amazon’s Jeff Bezos and PayPal’s Peter Thiel, are also reportedly biohackers, participating in cryotherapy (extreme cold therapy) and other longevity regimens.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 8 Mar. 2026
Training regimens are as grueling as those of any Olympic gold medalist.
—Oksana Masters, Time, 6 Mar. 2026
That includes addressing memory changes, balance problems, complex medication regimens and the difficult trade-offs that often come with complicated medical decisions.
—Jerry Gurwitz, The Conversation, 27 Feb. 2026
Mom taught me animal behavior, obedience training, coat and skin conditioning, muscle-development regimens, show logistics, ring dynamics.
—Andrew Norman Wilson, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
In a rapidly evolving health care marketplace, thoughtful regulation can support technological innovation while preserving the essential safeguards that protect people navigating increasingly complex medication regimens.
—Mark A. Munger, STAT, 13 Feb. 2026
In addition to traditional treatments, the spa also offers nutrition, spiritual, and wellbeing-based regimens, too.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Feb. 2026
Usa Today, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026
Children on these regimens were monitored closely.
—Jyoti Madhusoodanan, Scientific American, 17 Mar. 2026
Other tech founders, including Amazon’s Jeff Bezos and PayPal’s Peter Thiel, are also reportedly biohackers, participating in cryotherapy (extreme cold therapy) and other longevity regimens.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 8 Mar. 2026
Training regimens are as grueling as those of any Olympic gold medalist.
—Oksana Masters, Time, 6 Mar. 2026
That includes addressing memory changes, balance problems, complex medication regimens and the difficult trade-offs that often come with complicated medical decisions.
—Jerry Gurwitz, The Conversation, 27 Feb. 2026
Mom taught me animal behavior, obedience training, coat and skin conditioning, muscle-development regimens, show logistics, ring dynamics.
—Andrew Norman Wilson, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
In a rapidly evolving health care marketplace, thoughtful regulation can support technological innovation while preserving the essential safeguards that protect people navigating increasingly complex medication regimens.
—Mark A. Munger, STAT, 13 Feb. 2026
In addition to traditional treatments, the spa also offers nutrition, spiritual, and wellbeing-based regimens, too.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for regimens
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But rules at the time said if the runner-up in any category came within three votes of the winner, they would both get rewarded.—
Kiki Intarasuwan,
CBS News,
16 Mar. 2026
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The foreign ministry has estimated that under the old rules, 60 million to 80 million people worldwide were eligible for citizenship.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
15 Mar. 2026
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The escalating conflict in the Middle East has set off an energy frenzy across the continent, forcing governments to ration fuel and scramble for alternative supplies.—
Mithil Aggarwal,
NBC news,
15 Mar. 2026
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Such a distinction had only ever applied to infrastructure firms, like Huawei or Kaspersky Labs, with ties to adversarial foreign governments, and there was no domestic precedent.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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Now, Trump’s tech advisers are hoping to pass legislation codifying these policies, improving the odds that they will not easily be overturned by the courts or future administrations.—
Cat Zakrzewski,
Washington Post,
20 Mar. 2026
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Richard Haass, president emeritus of the Council on Foreign Relations after leading the organization for 20 years, and a senior State Department official under multiple administrations, pointed to his own thought leadership on the subject.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
19 Mar. 2026
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That’s the bottom line with new regimes.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
17 Mar. 2026
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Both were part of sports teams representing repressive regimes.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Regimens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regimens. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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