reining

present participle of rein

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for reining
Verb
  • Means, through her book, blog and speaking appearances, has championed holistic health with a focus on whole and natural foods, exercise, and curbing pharmaceutical prescriptions for chronic ailments.
    Sarah Owermohle, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
  • With Voight, Paul helped draft a sweeping proposal, centered around a federal film incentive program and tariffs to the government aimed at curbing runaway production.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Taiwan, too, should keep enhancing its civil and military defenses while restraining its assertions of sovereignty in cross-strait affairs.
    STEPHEN WERTHEIM, Foreign Affairs, 28 Oct. 2025
  • The Washington Post via Getty Images Ellis asked Monday about several instances in which tear gas was deployed after her order restraining its use.
    Daniella Silva, NBC news, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • San Diego hotel and restaurant owners are balking at a city proposal to charge them steeply higher fees for their valet parking spaces and on-street outdoor dining areas.
    David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Other comedians have pointed to the inconsistency of balking at performing in Saudi Arabia when other governments around the world also sponsor morally unjustifiable actions.
    Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The first practice is constraining memory to the task at hand.
    Keivan Navaie, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Such caveats underscore the weakness of compliance monitoring snapshots in capturing the complex pressures and administrative barriers constraining workers’ ability to exercise their rights on a day-to-day basis.
    Sourcing Journal, Sourcing Journal, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • An Illinois Democratic congressional candidate posted video to social media that appears to depict events described in a federal indictment accusing her of impeding Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.
    Michael Ruiz , Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025
  • What To Know The 600 nurses, who are represented by the National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United (NNOC/NNU), claim the management of their hospital is impeding their ability to retain experienced healthcare workers.
    Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • And since the deal, Israel has refused to reengage with the agency, hampering large-scale relief efforts.
    Jeremy Konyndyk, Foreign Affairs, 23 Oct. 2025
  • With injuries and inconsistency hampering the wide receiver corps, the Commanders are set to host former Tennessee Titans first-round draft pick Treylon Burks.
    Josh Buckhalter, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Relieve Compaction Excessive traffic on a lawn causes the soil particles in the turf’s root zone to press more closely together, hindering access to water, nutrients, and oxygen.
    Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Can what’s hindering the Chargers’ defense be fixed in only a matter of days?
    Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Small steps like checking your transaction history and using protective gear can make a big difference.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Schimpf suggests checking with your pediatric provider for a recommendation on a feeding specialist or mental health professional.
    Melissa Willets, Parents, 4 Nov. 2025
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“Reining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reining. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.

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