REINED (IN) Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

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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Flames raced through rows of vehicles at a Rancho Cordova salvage yard Friday evening, engulfing between 50 and 100 vehicles before more than 70 firefighters contained the blaze and kept it from spreading to neighboring businesses.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 4 July 2026
Last July, the Reno Police Department in Nevada said in a news release that a truck shipment managed by Ceva Logistics that contained about $15 million in semiconductors and Apple products was stolen.

— Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 3 July 2026

Definition of contained

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Oil can be produced, taxed, regulated, and wound down on a schedule, without being sold to a saver as a contribution to the energy transition.

— Ingmar Rentzhog, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
Currently, the only product that is regulated federally with date labels is infant formula.

— Olga R. Rodriguez, Fortune, 2 July 2026

Definition of regulated

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SambaNova has said that on-premises inference can mean faster, more secure AI as it's controlled by the company using it rather than a third-party cloud provider or AI lab.

— Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 8 July 2026
The exoskeleton is controlled using electromyography (EMG), which measures the tiny electrical signals generated by muscles in the forearm.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 7 July 2026

Definition of controlled

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Gracie was restrained and blindfolded for the duration of her journey home.

— Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026
Incidents in recent weeks include a man who tried to open an exit door of a Frontier Airlines plane before being restrained by a passenger who was a jiu-jitsu instructor.

— Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 30 June 2026

Definition of restrained

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The Financial Times reported that Google has curbed Meta’s use of its AI models after the Facebook and Instagram parent company wanted to use more computing capacity than Google could provide.

— John Kell, Fortune, 1 July 2026
After the high court curbed lower courts' ability to issue nationwide injunctions, another challenge was filed in New Hampshire on behalf of all children who would be covered by the birthright citizenship policy.

— Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 30 June 2026

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