Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reining
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The restriction is part of a broader raft of measures aimed at curbing federal immigration enforcement in the state.—
Claire Carter,
The Washington Examiner,
29 Jan. 2026 -
India has made progress on curbing buys of Russian crude, but still has work to do to satisfy US concerns.—
Josh Wingrove,
Bloomberg,
27 Jan. 2026
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Deputies Christian Anderson, Zachary Dalton, Christopher Bearss, Kristin Harris and Miguel Espinoza were involved in restraining Camacho.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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Last week, videos ricocheted across social media showing federal immigration agents restraining a man inside a Walmart in Minnesota and detaining individuals at the entrance of a Target.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
21 Jan. 2026
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Some Fed officials are balking at further cuts while inflation remains above the central bank’s 2% target.—
Paul Wiseman,
Fortune,
16 Dec. 2025
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Progressive Democrats are balking, citing a lack of clarity on healthcare subsidies.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
10 Nov. 2025
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Florida laws are constraining the choice of residents to install their own solar generation and storage capabilities.—
Bob Norberg,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 Jan. 2026
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Electricity, which was abundant enough to be taken for granted, now looks like the bottleneck constraining everything from data centers to manufacturing.—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
30 Dec. 2025
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Several other cases remain pending — most notably the high-profile conspiracy charges against six protesters, including several Democratic political candidates, accused of impeding immigration officers and damaging a vehicle outside the Broadview ICE facility in September.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Jan. 2026
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In the end, she was issued a $164 citation for impeding traffic by refusing to follow a temporary traffic pattern.—
Ryan Gillespie,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 Jan. 2026
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The wintry blast, after hampering malls and stores Sunday, is making travel challenging Monday with roads still presenting treacherous conditions, coated by a mixture of frozen precipitation.—
Brian Womack,
Dallas Morning News,
26 Jan. 2026
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Elon Musk warned the biggest issue hampering AI advancement in the United States is a problem Chinese competitors don’t have.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
22 Jan. 2026
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Instead, the gases compete with each other, with the presence of one gas actually hindering the adsorption, or trapping, of the others.—
Natalia Sánchez Loayza,
Scientific American,
29 Jan. 2026
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While the city’s downtown high-rise program has helped add three projects totaling 1,226 units, only one building has been constructed in the past few years, hindering the city’s long-term vision of increasing density and making the area a true mixed-use neighborhood.—
Devan Patel,
Mercury News,
28 Jan. 2026
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Smith rows for roughly 10 to 12 hours a day, mostly during daylight, and spends the rest of her time maintaining the boat, checking her position, preparing meals and resting.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
28 Jan. 2026
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But thanks to American access standards, forensically checking for access was no longer necessary.—
Sophie Morgan,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Reining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reining. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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