reined

past tense of rein

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reined
Verb
  • The individual, whose identity hasn’t been released, was quickly restrained by fellow passengers and later detained by state troopers.
    Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Medium-full, this has restrained wood notes along with great mouthfeel, as the wine hits every corner of the mouth.
    Tom Hyland, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • When moderate, swing-district members of the House balked prior to the vote, Johnson assured them that the caucus wouldn't really go through with such destructive and heartless cuts to a program that serves as a lifeline for millions of poor Americans.
    Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Continuing resolutions were approved in September and December with bipartisan support as Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson relied on Democrats to keep the government operating when a significant number of GOP members balked at the legislation.
    Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Unlike other fields that have large, high-quality datasets available to train AI models, such as image analysis and language processing, the AI in drug development is constrained by small, low-quality datasets.
    Christian Macedonia, The Conversation, 3 Jan. 2025
  • However, adults often stop asking as much, constrained by fear of judgment, rigid workplace expectations, or prioritization of efficiency.
    Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The provision was ratified in the late nineteen-eighties, but conservatives allied with the country’s agricultural lobby have long impeded its enforcement.
    Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
  • Poor governance and economic stewardship have impeded the region’s development and generated the grievances behind the Arab Spring.
    Marwan Muasher, Foreign Affairs, 21 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Utah's legislature was repeatedly stymied by state judges this year, prompting Republican lawmakers to begin considering judicial reforms.
    Erin Alberty, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
  • The group was stymied by this new development.
    Bridget Read, Curbed, 18 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • After the first quarter ended with the score tied at 22, the Jazz dominated the Heat 40-19 in the second quarter to enter halftime with a 21-point lead.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Williams tied a career high with four made 3-pointers, and Keon Johnson tied a career high with eight assists.
    C.J. Holmes, New York Daily News, 5 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The area is bounded by Interstate 30 to the north, Cherry Lane to the west, Camp Bowie West Boulevard to the south, and West Loop 820 to the west.
    Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Apr. 2025
  • Musk bounded down the steps of Air Force One behind Trump in Miami, carrying his 4-year-old son, X Æ A-Xii, on his shoulders.
    Brett Samuels, The Hill, 16 Apr. 2025
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“Reined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reined. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.

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