1
as in helm
usually reins plural
the place of leadership or command
after the president resigned, the vice president stepped in and took the reins of the company
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2
as in restriction
the act or practice of keeping something (as an activity) within certain boundaries
the oversight committee called on the state to keep a much tighter rein on the activities of its contractors
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3
as in power
usually reins plural
the right or means to command or control others
a peaceful transfer of the reins of government has always been a hallmark of our nation
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as in to restrain
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Recent Examples of rein
Elias Burke,
New York Times,
20 June 2026
Finding every moment of that character and really being able to have the reins to take control of it and play with it is my favorite part of the whole thing.
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Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
19 June 2026
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
Rafsanjani and Khamenei became wary of the Guards’ increasing power in the late 1980s and sought to rein them in.
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Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Like Robertson and Senesi, Van Hecke is a player Tottenham admired long before Roberto De Zerbi took the reins on March 31.
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Elias Burke,
New York Times,
20 June 2026
Finding every moment of that character and really being able to have the reins to take control of it and play with it is my favorite part of the whole thing.
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Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
19 June 2026
Verb
May is the most reserved of the four coaches, but lets his players get emotional on the court without trying to rein them in, trusting them to play under control.
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Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
Rafsanjani and Khamenei became wary of the Guards’ increasing power in the late 1980s and sought to rein them in.
—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rein
Noun
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Following his first meeting at the helm Wednesday, Warsh outlined the plan — a sprawling, ambitious endeavor entailing five task forces that will utilize resources and experts within the Fed and from the outside.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
21 June 2026
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Noticing puts you back at the helm.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
Noun
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Last week, the UK government banned social media for under-16s starting next year, modeling its restrictions on those set by the Australian government in December.—
Amy O’Brien,
Vogue,
23 June 2026
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Some of the restrictions were partially or fully reversed after public backlash and court challenges.—
Ignacio Calderon,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
Noun
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To put these figures in perspective, the entire city of San Francisco consumes about 1 gigawatt of power.—
Rob Toews,
Forbes.com,
22 June 2026
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The Hermosa Beach Pier closed Sunday morning after a truck collided with nearby power lines.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
22 June 2026
Verb
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Of the many cruel aspects of slavery, the shackles used to restrain and dehumanize more than12 million Africans across three centuries may be the most visceral tangible reminder.—
Terry Tang,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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He was apprehended by military police after being restrained and disarmed by fellow soldiers.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
Noun
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People gathered on the National Mall in the shadow of the Washington Monument, sitting on blankets and plastic chairs in the balmy summer weather.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
25 June 2026
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Houston has relented, however, following the council’s ouster of Commissioner Omar Farmer, an outspoken police critic, and a cooling-off of tensions between Houston and Commissioner Ricardo Garcia-Acosta, the current chair of the watchdog body.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
24 June 2026
Noun
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But the industry groups are still arguing that film credits should be entirely exempt from the new limitations, as they have already been accounted for and approved by the Legislature through 2030.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
19 June 2026
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Sometimes our limitations arrive uninvited.—
Amber Harding OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2026
Verb
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New laws in California, Colorado, Connecticut and Illinois seek to curb AI bias, rein in ‘robo bosses’ and protect children from opaque, emotionally manipulative chatbots.—
Marc Levy,
Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2026
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Unanimously approved Tuesday, the ban is the latest measure taken in the past two years to curb what’s become a growing safety issue in the affluent East Bay town of about 43,000 residents.—
Sierra Lopez,
Mercury News,
21 June 2026
Verb
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The move clashes with claims from semiconductor lobbying groups that the requirements would constrain America’s booming chip industry.—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
18 June 2026
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This alarms Western and Israeli intelligence agencies, and nothing in the current framework beyond Iran’s say-so meaningfully constrains its path to a weapons-grade threshold.—
Ariel Cohen,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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“Rein.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rein. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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