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reins (in)

verb

Definition of reins (in)next
present tense third-person singular of rein (in)
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reins (in)
  1. contains
  2. controls
  3. regulates
  4. keeps
  5. restrains
Verb
  • The bill, to its credit, contains a lot of admirable protections for athletes, most notably a 5 percent cap on agents’ commissions on NIL deals.
    — Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Thanks to the single-floor layout of the tiny house, this has ample headroom to stand upright and contains a double bed and some storage.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of contains
Verb
  • Before work begins, ask who owns those assets, who controls the accounts and what happens when the commercial relationship ends.
    — Scott Keever, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • That’s partly thanks to US technology controls that limit Chinese companies’ access to advanced AI processors — essential for training increasingly complex AI models.
    — John Liu, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of controls
Verb
  • Despite the close parallels to placing a bet on the game in Las Vegas, prediction markets have fallen under the purview of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the same federal agency that regulates oil futures and credit default swaps.
    — Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • But at the moment, the CFTC — which regulates derivatives contracts — currently only has one, chairman Michael Selig.
    — Davis Giangiulio,Justin Papp, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of regulates
Verb
  • Would the Pistons exercise that right, if only to remove some of the pressure that keeps rising as that ominous October date nears?
    — Hunter Patterson, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • This attempt by Israel to muzzle hope and stifle joy keeps repeating itself in all aspects of Palestinian life.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of keeps
Verb
  • On that same front, Hoffman’s order restrains the NCAA from enforcing the rule of restitution.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Elsewhere on the canvas, Cassatt restrains herself to match Katherine’s discipline.
    — Carmen Rosenberg-Miller, Artforum, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of restrains
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“Reins (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reins%20%28in%29. Accessed 15 Sep. 2026.

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