Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reined
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Link, who was in orange jail attire and restrained by pink handcuffs, sat quietly throughout the brief hearing.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
6 Feb. 2026 -
Oddly, Lighton might be too restrained himself.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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Since then, several hospitals have curbed or stopped providing gender-affirming care for minors.—
Jolene Almendarez,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
2 Feb. 2026
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But Wednesday’s announcement also curbed the possibility of a Northland stadium, a location heavily promoted by state leaders in Jefferson City.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
28 Jan. 2026
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Beijing has balked at any restrictions on its smaller but growing nuclear arsenal.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Feb. 2026
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Lamont has repeatedly balked at such suggestions, pointing to estimated $1 billion in annual costs.—
John Moritz,
Hartford Courant,
3 Feb. 2026
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Advertisement Markets alone won’t deliver this shift, and governments, fiscally and politically constrained, cannot act alone.—
Sebastian Buckup,
Time,
7 Feb. 2026
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However, their real-world deployment remains constrained by slow oxygen electrochemistry at the air electrode, which leads to high overpotentials, limited power density, and rapid performance degradation.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Feb. 2026
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In the wake of the Palisades Fire, Pratt and Montag sued the city of Los Angeles over allegations that water issues hampered firefighting efforts.—
Vivian Kwarm,
Mercury News,
6 Feb. 2026
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The levees that solved its flooding concerns also hampered its growth.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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The ministry posted a statement in Spanish on X saying Consulate officials immediately impeded the agents from entering the consulate’s premises, protecting Ecuadorian nationals who were inside the building.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
28 Jan. 2026
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The film follows numerous women, including a journalist, who were impeded in their search for justice thanks to nine-figure defamation suits.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
24 Jan. 2026
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Bad Bunny’s dedication to his native language has hardly hindered his success.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
3 Feb. 2026
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Their relative newness to needlework hasn’t hindered business.—
Julianna Chen,
Dallas Morning News,
3 Feb. 2026
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There are more than three dozen large-scale data centers currently operating or planned within Indiana, though grassroots resistance has stymied their growth.—
Marissa Meador,
IndyStar,
3 Feb. 2026
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The band’s success was stymied by internal schisms, as Negron’s addiction to drugs eventually landed him on Skid Row for a time.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
2 Feb. 2026
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“Reined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reined. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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