reining (in)

verb

present participle of rein (in)
as in containing
to keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression) try to rein in your spending, so you have some money left for saving

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reining (in)
  1. containing
  2. controlling
  3. regulating
  4. curbing
  5. keeping
  6. pulling in
  7. restraining
Verb
  • The task of containing Pennsylvania’s measles outbreak would have been herculean in any circumstance.
    — Amesh Adalja, Washington Post, 11 Sep. 2026
  • A little over a year ago, in August 2025, Aarons submitted the brief containing fake testimony and other errors.
    — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of containing
Verb
  • Western Michigan won the rushing battle and dominated time of possession, controlling the ball for more than 40 minutes.
    — Austin Meek, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • These structures are important for controlling movement and other functions.
    — Claudia Metzler-Baddeley, Scientific American, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of controlling
Verb
  • Hinojosa's platform focuses on affordability, public education, and regulating data centers.
    — Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026
  • The request to Congress would also include regulating sports agents and allowing conferences to pool broadcast rights.
    — Jim Turner, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of regulating
Verb
  • Huang on Thursday also urged France to halt implementation of a new law aimed at curbing the low prices charged by Chinese e-commerce companies such as Temu.
    — Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
  • But, given that the Republicans now control both houses of Congress and the Presidency, curbing Trump might require firing that torpedo.
    — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of curbing
Verb
  • Staying committed to that against a Parsons-less Packers front will be key to keeping Love off the field and helping Murray settle in at quarterback.
    — Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Then there is the issue of keeping the system in a quantum state.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of keeping
Verb
  • Royale Pizza Napoletana, Miami Beach Japanese pizza is all the rage, and this Miami restaurant is pulling in the big guns from Japan to bring the cuisine to the 305.
    — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 8 Sep. 2026
  • As a vertical series, the property ranked among the top-performing independent titles in the microdrama category, pulling in over nine million views on Instagram within its debut month.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of pulling in
Verb
  • Video from Citizen App showed another person trying to keep the pit bull away and then a police officer restraining the dog with a snare pole, leading it away as first responders attended to the victim.
    — Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Appropriately so, given the placid recent range and the clockwork mechanics of sector rotation and low-correlation restraining index-level volatility.
    — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of restraining
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