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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reining
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Advertisement Several countries around the world, including Malaysia, Indonesia, and Singapore, have introduced various restrictions aimed at curbing children’s use of social media.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
16 Apr. 2026 -
The rebuke came after Akazawa said during a Sunday TV appearance that correcting the weak yen through monetary policy was among the options for curbing rising import prices.—
Yoshiaki Nohara,
Bloomberg,
14 Apr. 2026
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The security team and members of the church assisted the guard in restraining Mbwavi.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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In the rush by corporations to monetize AI investment by increasing efficiency and reducing workforce costs, restraining a surge of AI takeovers is a concern.—
Greg Mellen,
Oc Register,
6 Apr. 2026
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Then came the eighth inning, which saw Yankees longman Ryan Yarbrough give up a grand slam to Jo Adell after balking and intentionally walking Trout.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
16 Apr. 2026
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But out in the world, shoppers started balking at the cost of a bag of chips.—
Wire TBD,
Dallas Morning News,
8 Apr. 2026
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The Edds lawsuit seeks a ruling that limits the city’s authority on the existing pavement footprint, constraining its ability to respond to future bluff movement.—
Letters To The Editor,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Apr. 2026
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Together, these trends suggest that future enrollment levels will be shaped by both expanding and constraining forces.—
Aparna Soni,
The Conversation,
13 Apr. 2026
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In January, Geren notified more than 50 of the 62 Democrats that each owes $9,200 in fines and other charges for impeding the progress of the House by not showing up in the Capitol last August as lawmakers deliberated a plan to overhaul the state's congressional map.—
John C. Moritz,
Austin American Statesman,
9 Apr. 2026
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Miller's family members openly accused then-sheriff Marion Joe Russell of impeding the investigation, as Nipp was Russell's nephew.—
Jessie Christopher Smith,
Oklahoman,
7 Apr. 2026
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Saudi Arabia’s crucial energy infrastructure suffered a series of strikes, hampering its oil and gas production and exports, even as crude prices climbed.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Brian Hooker reported his wife missing on Sunday, April 5, saying she had been swept away from a dingy which lost power the night before, hampering his ability to seek help.—
Cristian Benavides,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
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Through the fall and winter, as the Justice Department demanded that states turn over confidential voter roll information, Team America worked to solve problems hindering the use of digital tools to comb the lists for noncitizens who had illegally registered to vote.—
Doug Bock Clark,
ProPublica,
13 Apr. 2026
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After Congress rejected those cuts earlier this year, the White House slowed the release of NIH grant money, hindering ongoing and future scientific research.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2026
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Other women who were checking the scene heard a baby crying and saw the car seat flipped on its side 20 feet from the car’s rear half on the grass.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
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Reduce the chances of yellow jackets nesting in your yard by checking around your space for unoccupied rodent burrows.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Reining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reining. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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