as in rules
lawful control over the affairs of a political unit (as a nation)
with the start of the new year, a new party will have regimen over the nation and, hopefully, bring some much-needed change
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Recent Examples of regimens
Spend time in any Parkinson’s support group and you are almost guaranteed to hear people discuss their medication regimens.
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Todd Weissman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2026
For some indications, expert groups now recommend red-light regimens.
—Lynne Peeples, Scientific American, 26 Mar. 2026
The treatment was effective with three- and six-month dosing regimens.
—Scott Schnipper, CNBC, 23 Mar. 2026
This study included 72 adults with panic disorder who followed one of two therapy regimens for 12 weeks.
—Maggie O'Neill, Outside, 21 Mar. 2026
Your work responsibilities and health regimens are shifting!
—Usa Today, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026
Other tech founders, including Amazon’s Jeff Bezos and PayPal’s Peter Thiel, are also reportedly biohackers, participating in cryotherapy (extreme cold therapy) and other longevity regimens.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 8 Mar. 2026
Training regimens are as grueling as those of any Olympic gold medalist.
—Oksana Masters, Time, 6 Mar. 2026
That includes addressing memory changes, balance problems, complex medication regimens and the difficult trade-offs that often come with complicated medical decisions.
—Jerry Gurwitz, The Conversation, 27 Feb. 2026
Todd Weissman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2026
For some indications, expert groups now recommend red-light regimens.
—Lynne Peeples, Scientific American, 26 Mar. 2026
The treatment was effective with three- and six-month dosing regimens.
—Scott Schnipper, CNBC, 23 Mar. 2026
This study included 72 adults with panic disorder who followed one of two therapy regimens for 12 weeks.
—Maggie O'Neill, Outside, 21 Mar. 2026
Your work responsibilities and health regimens are shifting!
—Usa Today, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026
Other tech founders, including Amazon’s Jeff Bezos and PayPal’s Peter Thiel, are also reportedly biohackers, participating in cryotherapy (extreme cold therapy) and other longevity regimens.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 8 Mar. 2026
Training regimens are as grueling as those of any Olympic gold medalist.
—Oksana Masters, Time, 6 Mar. 2026
That includes addressing memory changes, balance problems, complex medication regimens and the difficult trade-offs that often come with complicated medical decisions.
—Jerry Gurwitz, The Conversation, 27 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for regimens
Noun
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Pro-immigration advocates, meanwhile, have accused the administration of punishing legal immigrants who are complying with immigration rules.—
Camilo Montoya-Galvez,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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But many states have more stringent rules, and regulations vary widely.—
Sarah Raza,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
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Separately, the Syrian and UAE governments condemned an attack targeting the residence of the Kurdish region's president Nechirvan Barzani.—
NPR Staff,
NPR,
29 Mar. 2026
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In the short term, governments are returning to coal—the dirtiest of fossil fuels—to keep the lights on.—
Nicholas Gordon,
Fortune,
29 Mar. 2026
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Under prior presidential administrations, they were considered low priorities for deportation.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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Both cities, separated by only 40 miles, have seen a drastic change in the number of offenses, with politicians, state’s attorneys and police chiefs crediting their administrations and policies as the main drivers of the reductions.—
Stella Canino-Quinones,
Baltimore Sun,
3 Apr. 2026
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When regimes change there is usually collateral loss because of scheme change, like going from a 3-4 to a 4-3, or the changing landscape of a players’ status with the team for various reasons, which are usually associated with age and money.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
31 Mar. 2026
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The United States and Israel have pursued a high-stakes geopolitical objective in Iran with the explicit aim of reshaping regional power balances, but the unintended consequence may be an equally profound reshaping of financial market regimes.—
Michael Khouw,
CNBC,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Regimens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regimens. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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