variants
also régimes
as in governments
lawful control over the affairs of a political unit (as a nation)
the regime of the dictator collapsed with surprising abruptness
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Recent Examples of regimes
Ahead of the busy holiday shopping season, Brzytwa suggested that many companies may be prepared to maintain prices, based on front-loading of inventory by firms in anticipation of more complicated tariff regimes coming.
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Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
The former editor and co-founder of Irish Illustrated, Pete has covered six different regimes in South Bend, reporting on the Fighting Irish from the end of the Bob Davie years through the Marcus Freeman era.
—Pete Sampson, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
The often-times casual recordkeeping tolerated under various state regimes won’t cut it.
—Robert Hoban, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
In competitive authoritarian regimes, however, there’s a constant push and pull between democratic and autocratic impulses.
—Karrin Vasby Anderson, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2025
History has shown us again and again that regimes built on oppression eventually collapse.
—John Hope Bryant, Time, 6 Sep. 2025
Seriously, Google is quite clearly and unarguably a monopoly throughout most of the Western world, and the Eastern one, too, when it isn’t blocked by authoritarian regimes.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 5 Sep. 2025
Such an approach may be easier for tightly closed regimes than for democracies.
—Vipin Narang, Foreign Affairs, 5 Sep. 2025
Threats to academic freedom and hostility towards immigrants seemed eerily reminiscent of past authoritarian regimes.
—Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
The former editor and co-founder of Irish Illustrated, Pete has covered six different regimes in South Bend, reporting on the Fighting Irish from the end of the Bob Davie years through the Marcus Freeman era.
—Pete Sampson, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
The often-times casual recordkeeping tolerated under various state regimes won’t cut it.
—Robert Hoban, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
In competitive authoritarian regimes, however, there’s a constant push and pull between democratic and autocratic impulses.
—Karrin Vasby Anderson, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2025
History has shown us again and again that regimes built on oppression eventually collapse.
—John Hope Bryant, Time, 6 Sep. 2025
Seriously, Google is quite clearly and unarguably a monopoly throughout most of the Western world, and the Eastern one, too, when it isn’t blocked by authoritarian regimes.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 5 Sep. 2025
Such an approach may be easier for tightly closed regimes than for democracies.
—Vipin Narang, Foreign Affairs, 5 Sep. 2025
Threats to academic freedom and hostility towards immigrants seemed eerily reminiscent of past authoritarian regimes.
—Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for regimes
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Every action counts, whether reducing HFCs, investing in sustainable cooling, or holding governments accountable for climate commitments.—
Dianne Plummer,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Borrowing costs have surged for businesses and governments in Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa in the last five years, according to a new report by Moody’s.—
Preeti Jha,
semafor.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Houry had worked at the agency for a decade—spanning four administrations and six directors— before resigning in protest against Kennedy's leadership soon after Monarez's ouster.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
17 Sep. 2025
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The decision safeguards employees' reputations by requiring corrections to personnel records and ensures that future administrations cannot bypass statutory protections to carry out purges of the workforce.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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Eastern-style methods, including tongue and pulse diagnoses, along with the more Western-nodding body composition analysis, nutritional advice and detox regimens like the three-day program designed by tennis legend Novak Djokovic, enable guests to tailor their ideal wellness retreat.—
Terry Elward,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The India-meets-NYC brand borrows from Burmese women’s sacred and millennia-old beauty regimens, promising numerous skin benefits like brightening, smoothing, and deep-cleaning.—
Abby Dupes,
StyleCaster,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The big focus from the new rules are on things related to teams of super heroes.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Charter schools are overseen by independent boards, overwhelmingly, like nonprofit boards of directors that manage the oversight and then follow all or most of the same government rules related to public schools.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Fortunately, value reigns throughout the year.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Sep. 2025
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In the operating room, a space where lives can hang in the balance, calm reigns.—
Rhett Power,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Many jurisdictions around the world are rushing to complete frameworks to regulate stablecoins to attract issuers.—
Lawrence Wintermeyer,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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That includes government buildings pertaining to the state, federal, city, county and school district, among other government jurisdictions, as well as parklands, hospitals, universities, museums and other major nonprofits.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Regimes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regimes. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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