1
as in helm
usually reins plural
the place of leadership or command
after the president resigned, the vice president stepped in and took the reins of the company
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2
as in restriction
the act or practice of keeping something (as an activity) within certain boundaries
the oversight committee called on the state to keep a much tighter rein on the activities of its contractors
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3
as in power
usually reins plural
the right or means to command or control others
a peaceful transfer of the reins of government has always been a hallmark of our nation
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as in to restrain
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Recent Examples of rein
Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 1 Apr. 2025
Is the founder really ready to hand over the reins?
—Robert Frank, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2025
Cristian Farias, The New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2025
Oregon’s chief executive lengthened the stirrups, swung into the saddle, and reined Goldie, the horse, through the door and down the length of the capitol corridor.
—Ben East, Outdoor Life, 14 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Coming off a stint as showrunner/co-showrunner on Prime Video’s Gen V, Fazekas is replacing David Graziano who served as SVU showrunner for the past three seasons and will finish the current Season 26 before handing over the reins to Fazekas.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 1 Apr. 2025
Is the founder really ready to hand over the reins?
—Robert Frank, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2025
Verb
In keeping with their distaste for regulations, Republicans and the broader conservative legal movement have long treated independent agencies as an abomination—and last month Trump sought to rein them in with an executive order that purported to bring them further under his direct control.
—Cristian Farias, The New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2025
Oregon’s chief executive lengthened the stirrups, swung into the saddle, and reined Goldie, the horse, through the door and down the length of the capitol corridor.
—Ben East, Outdoor Life, 14 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rein
Noun
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Gavin O’Connor, who directed the first movie, returns to helm, as well as Jon Bernthal as Affleck’s brute-force brother and Cynthia Addai-Robinson as the Deputy U.S. Treasury Director who works with Affleck.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
24 Apr. 2025
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The new financial details arrive as some shareholders have called on Musk -- whose temporary status as a government employee expires next month -- to step down from his White House role and return full-time to the helm of Tesla.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
22 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Some cities and retailers banned plastic straws, and a few states imposed restrictions.—
Hiroko Tabuchi,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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Judges have recently blocked or suspended efforts by the Trump administration to ban transgender people from the military, abolish the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and to place restrictions on birthright citizenship.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Hugo saw that something as simple as shoes could be solved with the right approach and insights, cementing his belief in the power of technology to solve real-world problems.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2025
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Earlier this month, it was revealed that Massive Entertainment's ambitious action-adventure game would be coming to Nintendo Switch 2 in 2025, which speaks well about the raw graphical power of Nintendo's new hybrid console.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
24 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Rosemary restrained herself from scratching at her wig.—
Susannah Cahalan,
Rolling Stone,
17 Apr. 2025
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Education Trump says Education Department will no longer oversee student loans, 'special needs' Over 100,000 U.S. public school students were secluded or restrained during the 2017-2018 school year, according to federal data.—
Dylan Peers McCoy,
NPR,
16 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Wheeler is up against Alvin Hawkins, NASCAR’s first flagman and a key figure in establishing NASCAR racing at Bowman Gray Stadium, executive vice chair Lesa France Kennedy, Pocono Raceway founder Dr. Joseph Mattioli and former West Coast executive Les Richter for the Landmark Award.—
Shane Connuck,
Charlotte Observer,
22 Apr. 2025
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Key Takeaways: Designed by Marcel Breuer in 1928, the Cesca chair was groundbreaking for its use of materials.—
Kristina McGuirk,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Elderly adults are more susceptible to diseases, impairments and mobility limitations that require prescription drugs and accessories like walkers, shower seats, incontinence products, pacemakers and insulin pumps.—
Madeline Mitchell,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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Read product labels for specific uses and limitations.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
19 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Education Secretary Linda McMahon insisted Tuesday the White House’s recent demands are not about curbing freedom of speech.—
Chelsea Bailey,
CNN Money,
23 Apr. 2025
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On Monday, the Chinese government warned other countries against curbing trade with China to win a reprieve from U.S. tariffs, promising to retaliate against countries that did so.—
River Akira Davis,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Canada’s immigration system, although historically generous, is now constrained.—
Andy J. Semotiuk,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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Image This skittishness among investors has constrained Britain’s chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, from taking bolder measures to recharge the economy.—
Mark Landler,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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“Rein.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rein. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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