reined

past tense of rein

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for reined
Verb
  • The measure has since been watered down and now requires children between the ages of 8 to 16, starting in 2027, to pass a five-step test to be considered properly restrained by a seat belt.
    CalMatters, Oc Register, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Many of the building’s inhabitants, including children, were restrained and marched outside.
    Geraldo Cadava, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Britain has in recent months been hit by US tariffs targeting key export sectors and now faces the prospect of its steel sales to the EU — a major market — being curbed.
    Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Hamas' top leadership has been assassinated, its fighting capacity severely curbed in Gaza.
    Emily Feng, NPR, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Even some Republican states have balked, at least initially, citing legal concerns about transferring some of the information.
    Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Hamas has balked at those conditions.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • While oral arguments are typically constrained to an hour—30 minutes for each side—the high court on Thursday ordered that the hearings will be expanded to 80 minutes.
    Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Shoppers who are less cash constrained are buying bigger pack sizes from club and online retailers, Schulten said.
    Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Scalability is also hampered by using hazardous, non-recyclable solvents in many processes.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Laboratory testing capacities at the CDC and expert guidance to analyze local trends may also be hampered during the shutdown, experts say.
    Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Charges The obstruction charge centers on allegations that Comey directed subordinates to remove or conceal those memos from FBI systems after his dismissal in May 2017, actions prosecutors claim impeded a lawful investigation into the unauthorized disclosure of classified material.
    Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
  • For years, technological, geographical and financial hurdles impeded wave and tide energy development.
    Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Singapore is vulnerable if its sea lines of communication are hindered, as 90 percent of its food is imported and most arrives by sea.
    Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Kim and her teammates were initially hindered by visual noise coming from Earth’s atmosphere.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • He was called for unnecessary roughness and stymied the Steelers’ offense.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Williams, a bright and natural actor, is stymied by these emotional shifts; both she and Franco get lost trying to find their appropriate level.
    Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025
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“Reined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reined. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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