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reined (in)

verb

past tense of rein (in)
as in contained
to keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression) try to rein in your spending, so you have some money left for saving

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reined (in)
  1. contained
  2. regulated
  3. controlled
  4. kept
  5. restrained
  6. curbed
  7. measured
Verb
  • If that money train stalls, the effects won’t be contained to tech investors on Wall Street.
    — Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026
  • And the sadistic acts 764 perpetrators promote are not always contained to a computer screen.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of contained
Verb
  • The crypto market structure bill would have established clear rules for how digital assets, including tokenized securities, are classified and regulated.
    — Tanaya Macheel, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Other fence materials and styles are similarly regulated, and homeowners are expected to seek architectural approval before installing them.
    — Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of regulated
Verb
  • In my experience, the strongest engagements begin when both sides understand what can be influenced, what cannot be controlled and how progress will be evaluated.
    — Scott Keever, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Anything unexpectedly or especially moving, rousing, funny or strange, things that go against the grain of a production that wants to keep things controlled in order to bring the ship in on time.
    — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of controlled
Verb
  • Aging pipes must be replaced, leaks prevented, emergencies addressed and critical systems kept operating for homes, schools, hospitals and businesses.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Robert Mugabe, longtime strongman of Zimbabwe, printed money to ensure his party kept control of the country and to finance the nation's deficits.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of kept
Verb
  • Designer Haley Lankau of Studious Design, working with Stocki Design, kept the interiors relatively restrained, with custom millwork, natural stone, and integrated Miele appliances.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The first body was discovered on 17 July, naked and restrained with cable ties.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of restrained
Verb
  • Jackson’s availability was curbed by red cards at Chelsea — in Bruges, a barge and shirt pull with defender Han-Beom Lee suggested those flickers of fury and confrontation still burn.
    — Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Breakout potential may be curbed by its stolid, downbeat nature.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of curbed
Verb
  • The team measured 13 rare earth elements, including cerium, ytterbium and lanthanum, and examined whether exposure was associated with birth outcomes.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2026
  • El Niño could bring the floods Thousands of miles to the south, the strongest El Niño ever measured is building in the tropical Pacific.
    — Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of measured
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“Reined (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reined%20%28in%29. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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