as in to control
to keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression)
try to bridle your criticism next time so that it is helpful and not hurtful
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Recent Examples of bridle
Tchaikovsky’s symphonic ambitions bridle against their keyboard constraints in his early C-sharp sonata; Trifonov tapped both fluidity and clarity out of the bloat.
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Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 20 Nov. 2024
Helping Diggs bridle his competitive fire while understanding his fit into the framework of Houston’s offense will rank among Ryans’ top priorities.
—Mike Jones, The Athletic, 3 Apr. 2024
Observers outside Russia have often assumed that young Russians are bridling under the Putin regime and that any real change in the country’s political culture will require a generational shift in its power structure.
—Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2024
Part of it was Li Na herself, who had bridled under and then broken away from the state system, which traditionally controlled the tournaments its players participated in, and obligated a player to commit a large percentage of professional earnings to the government.
—Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 1 Sep. 2024
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Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 20 Nov. 2024
Helping Diggs bridle his competitive fire while understanding his fit into the framework of Houston’s offense will rank among Ryans’ top priorities.
—Mike Jones, The Athletic, 3 Apr. 2024
Observers outside Russia have often assumed that young Russians are bridling under the Putin regime and that any real change in the country’s political culture will require a generational shift in its power structure.
—Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2024
Part of it was Li Na herself, who had bridled under and then broken away from the state system, which traditionally controlled the tournaments its players participated in, and obligated a player to commit a large percentage of professional earnings to the government.
—Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 1 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bridle
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Access to such information is tightly controlled, said Jeffrey Vagle, a law professor and cybersecurity expert at Georgia State University who has in the past worked on classified federal technology projects.—
DAVID KLEPPER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
arkansasonline.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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By the end of the 1970s, Mr. Coffee controlled fully half of the American coffee maker market.—
Matthew Korfhage,
WIRED,
28 Feb. 2025
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Colleagues in a healthy workplace regulate what’s acceptable and what grates with thousands of social cues that most don’t consciously register.—
Anna Jankowska,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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Blood samples were taken to measure cytokines and chemokines, signaling proteins that help regulate inflammation and immune activity, and monocytes, white blood cells that help fight infection and heal damage.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
25 Feb. 2025
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Trump said all three countries needed to do more to curb the amount of fentanyl coming over the border.—
Filip Timotija,
The Hill,
7 Mar. 2025
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President Donald Trump's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has shut down 146,000 government credit cards in just two weeks in an effort to curb waste and fraud within the federal government.—
Russel Honoré,
Newsweek,
6 Mar. 2025
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However, in some cases, such as capturing and restraining a wild animal to relocate it, workers use tranquilizers or sedatives to make the animal sleepy, or cover its eyes and ears to reduce fear and prevent long-lasting problems.—
Rachel Blaser,
The Conversation,
24 Feb. 2025
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Guards restrained them with handcuffs on their feet and hands.—
Federico Rios,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2025
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Most drugstore shampoos contain harsh ingredients that dry out the scalp.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
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Someone shares the recipe for preparing it at home, someone else simply shares their experience and the results obtained, and still others review products that contain it as a key ingredient.—
Alice Nardiotti,
Vogue,
3 Mar. 2025
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One official familiar with the negotiations said the mere launch of Phase 2 talks would keep the truce intact, according to the language of the deal.—
Joseph Krauss,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2025
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Join our Space Forums to keep talking space on the latest missions, night sky and more!—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
27 Feb. 2025
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What happens is, the virus can multiply and hitch a ride to other organs in your body if your immune system doesn’t tame it in due time.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
28 Feb. 2025
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Most economists fear sweeping tariffs would re-stoke inflation that the Federal Reserve has not yet fully tamed.—
Medora Lee,
USA TODAY,
25 Feb. 2025
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One white pine in Belden Forest has been measured to be 144 feet tall, one of the tallest measured in the state, according to the OGFN.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
4 Mar. 2025
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Innovative, high-performing teams understand the need for a clear goal, data to measure progress along the way—and a process that periodically pauses to ensure the two are in alignment.—
Jodi Euerle Eddy,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Bridle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bridle. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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