reined

past tense of rein

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for reined
Verb
  • Where Welch pursued relentless growth and shareholder value maximization, Chouinard deliberately restrained Patagonia's expansion.
    Kyle Westaway, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Wilson's dying body was pulled inside the home by the family and restrained with his own handcuffs.
    Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The most serious threat has come from Newcastle, under Saudi Arabian ownership, and even their spending has been curbed by the Premier League’s profit and sustainability rules (PSR).
    Oliver Kay, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
  • However, any gains in the equity market were curbed by further signs of weakness in the labor market.
    Sean Conlon,Sarah Min, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Shareholders balked, citing differences between TV and publishing, as well as the prospect of the move simply consolidating power under Lachlan.
    Andy Meek, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Trump is permitting Europe to pay for Ukraine to buy weapons – such as longer-range missiles – that Biden once balked at.
    Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The new Fed with less independence will be more constrained.
    Vipin Bharathan, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Normally, constrained by the plant’s natural color, scientists can only create a green glow.
    Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Talking to Bill Nighy about his star turn as a frail and at times broken novelist in & Sons is rather hampered by the British actor not having seen director Pablo Trapero’s father-and-son drama on a screen of any size ahead of its world premiere on Sunday at the Toronto Film Festival.
    Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Currently, only 37% of the more than 5 million tons of trash generated in the county each year is recycled — and even that is hampered by a 40% contamination rate.
    Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Additionally, debris removal took place, including significant debris that impeded roadways and public spaces, and damage occurred to water control facilities, utilities and parks and recreation facilities.
    Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • The rare move highlighted the administration's combative stance toward jurists who impeded its immigration policies.
    Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Cost reductions can only achieve so much—without stabilizing revenue, the turnaround will be hindered.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • This lack of transparency hindered our ability to fully present our case.
    Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • But his domestic ambitions are increasingly stymied.
    Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Still, two prime AFC contenders with future Hall of Fame quarterbacks who have both been stymied by the Chiefs makes for real good television out of the gate.
    Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 6 Sep. 2025
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“Reined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reined. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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