Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reined
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At least one person died and a child who was properly restrained in a car seat is OK, officers said.—
Brandon Downs,
CBS News,
7 June 2026 -
Every decision in Wemby’s World is calibrated and purposely restrained.—
Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
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Shoppers appear to have curbed their discretionary spending even more as the cost of buying gas went up, said Marshal Cohen, chief retail advisor at Circana.—
Anne D’Innocenzio,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
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Shoppers appear to have curbed theirdiscretionary spending even more as the cost of buying gas went up, said Marshal Cohen, chief retail advisor at Circana.—
Anne D'Innocenzio,
Fortune,
7 June 2026
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Early Claude Code customers balked at the price compared with $20-per-month AI subscriptions, wondering whether Claude was really different from other products.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
9 June 2026
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At least one analysis found the drugs to be cost effective, but employers have balked at paying for them because so many people could be eligible for the treatments and many patients stop them after achieving a weight loss goal.—
Angelica Peebles,
CNBC,
8 June 2026
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The site was constrained by a number of factors, including the steep slope, mature trees, and seasonal water that emerged from the limestone and trickled through the property.—
Fred Albert,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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Traditional iterations of the battery were constrained because their chemical reactions generated lithium superoxide or lithium peroxide, compounds that restricted total energy efficiency.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
3 June 2026
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But like Hulst, he was also hampered by injuries.—
Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
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Clark is finally at full strength again after, hampered by a groin injury, played in only 13 games a year ago.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
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Macy’s was notorious in its industry for how siloed its teams and culture were, characteristics that impeded prior turnaround efforts until Spring, CEO since 2024, instilled a culture of self-examination and an ability to admit mistakes before quickly moving on.—
Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
2 June 2026
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Aid workers have also told CNN that the dismantling of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and US funding cuts carried out prior to the outbreak have impeded the response.—
Erikas Mwisi,
CNN Money,
24 May 2026
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Gansey is already at work as Philadelphia's latest president of basketball operations, trying to find ways to raise the team to a championship level, while deeply hindered by near-untradeable, unwanted contracts tied to aging and unreliable Joel Embiid and Paul George.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 June 2026
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Injuries have hindered the 27-year-old Frasso’s development.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
7 June 2026
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After two games in Denver in which the Golden Knights stymied Colorado’s high-octane transition attack, there was plenty of open ice in the opening 20 minutes.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
25 May 2026
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Jorie’s example has already begun to have an effect, even for children considerably older than her for whom development was stymied by similar genetic deletions.—
Casey Ross,
STAT,
19 May 2026
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“Reined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reined. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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