as in contains
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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Verb
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The new document contains more than 30 nonbinding recommendations.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
27 Sep. 2025 -
The image itself contains little information.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
27 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Big, nasty and physical, Kalani Sitake’s bunch controls the ball on offense and gets it back quickly on defense.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
26 Sep. 2025
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To It Flat Iron, which controls frizz and is gentle on all hair types, at just $30.—
Alanna Martine Kilkeary,
Glamour,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Diamonds preserving chemical reactions The Earth’s mantle is a massive layer that drives volcanoes, recycles the planet’s crust, and regulates its long-term development.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Sep. 2025
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This regulates your body’s fight or flight response, mood, attention, focus, learning, and memory.—
Mark Gurarie,
Health,
22 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Under the agreement, the company initially keeps 70 percent of the proceeds from school bus citations, with 30 percent flowing to the district.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
24 Sep. 2025
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Instead of cramming it all into a tiny box, Robeta gave it a soft curtain enclosure that keeps the look minimal and the space functional.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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An 1878 law known as the Posse Comitatus Act generally restrains the use of the military for such purposes.—
Margaret Talbot,
New Yorker,
17 Aug. 2025
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In the footage, a Border Patrol agent is shown holding one man with his forearm across a man’s neck – and later, an FHP officer restrains the man who is tased, grabbing him around the neck area while the man is doubled down.—
Syra Ortiz-Blanes,
Miami Herald,
9 Aug. 2025
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“Reins (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reins%20%28in%29. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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