reining (in)

present participle of rein (in)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reining (in)
Verb
  • However, people who are allergic to olives should avoid all products containing olives, including olive oil.
    Jillian Kubala, Health, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The suspect, who had been living in the town of Starnberg south of the city, had been carrying a backpack containing an explosive device, a Bavaria police statement said earlier.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Dutch Bros 'controlling this corner,' Uncle Bill's says Dutch Bros was created in 1992 in Grants Pass, Oregon, by brothers Dane and Travis Boersma.
    Patricia Gallagher Newberry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Return slowly on an inhale, controlling the resistance.
    Dana Santas, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Letizia says his dispensary in Menomonee Falls supports regulating hemp, including requiring testing products and setting a statewide age restriction.
    Gina Lee Castro, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The heat exchanger is expected to be critical in regulating the substantial heat produced by hydrogen fuel cells, ensuring safety and efficiency in flight operations.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • China's official gauge for manufacturing activity showed a smaller-than-expected contraction in September as Beijing intensified its efforts aimed at curbing industrial overcapacity amid sluggish domestic demand and global trade disruptions.
    Anniek Bao, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Some developers will even build their own parallel roads, curbing costs for ITD, Wald said.
    Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In their 11 matches in all competitions, Arne Slot’s side have scored eight goals in the 83rd minute or later, with those late strikes keeping results on track but masking defensive deficiencies and a lack of coherence, at times, in attack.
    Tim Spiers, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
  • For the first half of her tenure, Engelbert seemed to enjoy a positive relationship with the players, securing major corporate partners, working with the union on a collective-bargaining agreement that looked historic at the time, keeping the league afloat during the COVID pandemic.
    Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Before Ebert’s death, the festival was pulling in twice those number of passes, but Chaz Ebert and Kohn have soldiered on in honor of Roger’s legacy.
    Brian Welk, IndieWire, 1 Oct. 2025
  • By the early 1990s, his company was pulling in $3 million a year.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The leather straps for restraining limbs are still there on opposite ends underneath stacks of paper.
    Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Darcy said that when a person is resisting officers, their knowledge of the person having pre-existing medical conditions is not enough to prevent them from restraining someone combative.
    Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2025
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“Reining (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reining%20%28in%29. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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