reining

verb

present participle of rein
as in curbing

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reining
  1. curbing
  2. restraining
  3. balking
  4. constraining
  5. impeding
  6. hampering
  7. hindering
  8. checking
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  • Its produce is pivotal in curbing supply-side inflation domestically, and the country ranks among the top global exporters of rice and sugar.
    — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The general expectation on Wall Street is that the Federal Reserve will hike its main interest rate at least once by the end of the year in hopes of curbing the fast increases in the cost of living.
    — Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of curbing
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  • Multiple women told police that Weinberg lured them to his home, almost always under the guise of a photo shoot, before restraining and assaulting them.
    — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The incident Sunday involved the top fashion executive forcibly restraining two employees of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals and putting his hands over their mouths at the runway show for Cos, a brand owned by H&M.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of restraining
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  • Several budget hawks and conservative economists are already balking at the idea – a bad sign when just a few Republicans in either chamber can, until the voting margins change, tank pretty much any measure.
    — Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Many residents are balking at that timing and at Ryan’s lawsuit against Killingly’s wetlands board for rejecting the first version of the plan on July 6.
    — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of balking
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  • Iran and its Houthi allies have also attacked refineries in the Middle East, further constraining fuel supplies.
    — Azhar Sukri, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2026
  • This is important to me, because as much as these tech companies claim to be upending everything with AI and claiming extraordinarily special privileges as a result, there is still legal gravity constraining them.
    — James Folta, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of constraining
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  • The insects tunnel their way into the trunk, impeding the tree’s water and nutrient supply and killing it within a year.
    — Jennifer Oldham, Denver Post, 8 Oct. 2026
  • There’s also a 24-hour gym, a light and airy place with multiple cardio machines, weight training equipment, and floor space for yoga, stretching, or floor exercises (and enough room to do so without impeding on anyone else’s space).
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of impeding
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  • Political uncertainty is hampering business investment, France’s biggest business group has warned, while anxious consumers are holding off on purchases.
    — Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Front-line workers have gone on strike several times since the outbreak began, further hampering efforts to contain the disease.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of hampering
Verb
  • And warming temperatures are hindering their ability to perform essential functions.
    — Devika Rao, TheWeek, 13 Oct. 2026
  • But DistroKid nevertheless hit Sahunta with a copyright strike, freezing his royalty payments and potentially hindering his ability to put out future releases.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of hindering
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  • When Hasabo Ibrahim first arrived in Colorado in 1998, finding halal food often meant navigating mainstream grocery stores and carefully checking products one by one.
    — Sara Rosenthal, Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2026
  • For some people, that could be checking a price every morning.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of checking
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“Reining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reining. Accessed 15 Oct. 2026.

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