rein (in)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rein (in)
Verb
  • So Koester compiled a database that now contains more than 500,000 missing person searches dating back to the 1970s.
    N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 3 May 2025
  • Then, consider one more: carbs, which in the case of this recipe, come from the rice paper wrappers—one sheet contains 10 grams of ’em.
    Lizzy Briskin, SELF, 2 May 2025
Verb
  • Serotonin plays a crucial role in regulating mood and sleep patterns.
    Sarah Jividen, Verywell Health, 9 May 2025
  • This is especially true in the current context where most countries are more focused on accelerating technology's capabilities than efforts to regulate it meaningfully and create societal guardrails.
    Yoshua Bengio, Time, 9 May 2025
Verb
  • Fish fighting has faced increasing criticism, particularly in light of animal rights concerns and regulations aimed at curbing animal cruelty.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025
  • Why the preoccupation with whether transgender women are stealing places from women born female when women are more likely to have their practices curbed by men’s and boys’ teams kicking them off their training pitches?
    Katie Whyatt, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Verb
  • This language is shorthand for Kyiv agreeing to permanent neutrality in return for a security guarantee and accepting that Russia controls swathes of Ukraine.
    Tom Balmforth, USA Today, 12 May 2025
  • After the fire is fully contained, the next step is to control it.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 11 May 2025
Verb
  • Read more from The Hill’s Brett Samuels. — keeping you up to speed on the policies impacting everything from oil and gas to new supply chains.
    Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 10 May 2025
  • Pet Mode: Creates a consistent indoor temperature to keep pets comfortable when the space is unoccupied.
    Jon Stojan, USA Today, 10 May 2025
Verb
  • The officers did not show their badges until after she was restrained, the video shows.
    Hanna Park, CNN Money, 12 May 2025
  • While the Trump administration insists its actions are necessary for national security, legal challenges have underscored the power of the judiciary to scrutinize and potentially restrain executive immigration policy.
    Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 May 2025
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“Rein (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rein%20%28in%29. Accessed 15 May. 2025.

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