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
Marathon-training regimens were the subject of office bonding; lunch-hour jogs supplanted a previous generation’s golf and Martinis as occasions for networking.
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Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
Summer is finally here, meaning natural curls are making their seasonal comeback, and with them the return of multipronged, post-shower hair care regimens to lock the shape and manage the frizz.
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Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
9 June 2026
Fertilizing regimens can vary, but a common process is to enrich the soil with compost and a slow-release fertilize prior to planting tomatoes, and then switch to regular applications of a low-nitrogen fertilizer once the plants begin to set fruit and flowers.
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Lauren Landers,
The Spruce,
9 June 2026
Weight loss regimens should be individualized.
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Jennifer Lefton,
Verywell Health,
1 June 2026
People want to move away from complicated regimens towards streamlined routines that fit real life.
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Jess Cording,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
Punishing regimens of facial exercises.
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Jordyn Tovey,
The Conversation,
22 May 2026
Biogen investigated three escalating dosing regimens in its study, with the lowest dose showing the best results.
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Adam Feuerstein,
STAT,
14 May 2026
Though the longest hitters in the game are finding ways to pick up more speed every year — either through equipment changes or exercise regimens geared toward explosiveness — those same players are trending in the opposite direction in accuracy.
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Gabby Herzig,
New York Times,
12 May 2026
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
Summer is finally here, meaning natural curls are making their seasonal comeback, and with them the return of multipronged, post-shower hair care regimens to lock the shape and manage the frizz.
—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
9 June 2026
Fertilizing regimens can vary, but a common process is to enrich the soil with compost and a slow-release fertilize prior to planting tomatoes, and then switch to regular applications of a low-nitrogen fertilizer once the plants begin to set fruit and flowers.
—
Lauren Landers,
The Spruce,
9 June 2026
Weight loss regimens should be individualized.
—
Jennifer Lefton,
Verywell Health,
1 June 2026
People want to move away from complicated regimens towards streamlined routines that fit real life.
—
Jess Cording,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
Punishing regimens of facial exercises.
—
Jordyn Tovey,
The Conversation,
22 May 2026
Biogen investigated three escalating dosing regimens in its study, with the lowest dose showing the best results.
—
Adam Feuerstein,
STAT,
14 May 2026
Though the longest hitters in the game are finding ways to pick up more speed every year — either through equipment changes or exercise regimens geared toward explosiveness — those same players are trending in the opposite direction in accuracy.
—
Gabby Herzig,
New York Times,
12 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for regimens
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The lack of information generally is a big issue for blind travelers as well, along with airline and airport employees not understanding the rules that govern accommodations for blind passengers.
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Jessop, the Leave-supporting economist, believes the UK should make better use of its freedom from EU rules to cut red tape and lower trade barriers with the rest of the world.
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As far as the chemistry council is concerned, newspaper stories, television news programs and online posts are to blame for people increasingly clamoring for industries and governments to address plastic waste.
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Latin America has lurched rightward in recent elections, as governments scramble to curtail violence stemming from record cocaine production.
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Vance is traveling to Maine to promote the administrations' anti-fraud initiatives.
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So this is something that a lot of presidential administrations have rested their policy on.
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About 20 African countries actively uphold term limits, the think tank says, while others have abolished or circumvented them, or are under military regimes that have suspended constitutional rule, allowing long-serving leaders to remain in office.
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Hosting across three countries presents three legal gambling regimes, all leaking revenue.
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“Regimens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regimens. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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