reined

verb

Definition of reinednext
past tense of rein
as in restrained

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  1. restrained
  2. balked
  3. constrained
  4. impeded
  5. stymied
  6. tied
  7. bound
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
Definition of restrained
Verb
  • Unfortunately, since the task force made its recommendation, the legislature has balked on raising juror pay.
    Harry Weller, Hartford Courant, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Ultimately, many balked at losing players to a competitor.
    Pablo Maurer, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of balked
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
  • Even constrained by the low initial altitude, the toss method helps keep Ukrainian jets outside the range of Russia’s most dangerous surface-to-air missile batteries.
    David Axe, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of constrained
Verb
  • Late in the game, #63 of the Baltimore Colts threw a great block that impeded two of the Giants defenders to spring Alan Ameche (#35) for a long gain.
    Drew Carberry, Baltimore Sun, 22 Dec. 2024
  • In addition to extreme weather conditions, the cast and crew had to contend with various Hollywood strike shutdowns that impeded filming.
    Dana Feldman, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of impeded
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
Definition of stymied
Verb
  • 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
  • But the Vikings are just as formidable — top 10 in points for and against and tied for the most takeaways in football.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
Definition of tied
Verb
  • North Glen Square is bounded by Glendale Avenue to the south, Northern Avenue to the north, 27th Avenue to the east and 35th Avenue to the west.
    Corina Vanek, The Arizona Republic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • After the final buzzer, former Magic shooting guard Terrence Ross, who contributes to the team’s radio broadcasts, came bounding through one of the arena’s tunnels, a gigantic smile on his face.
    Josh Robbins, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of bound
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