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
  • Penny, a passenger on his way from a college class to the gym, grabbed Neely from behind in a chokehold, forced him to the train floor and restrained him there for several minutes.
    Eric Levenson, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Penny, a passenger, grabbed Neely from behind in a chokehold, forced him to the train floor and restrained him there for several minutes.
    Gloria Pazmino, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of restrained
Verb
  • Yet even while condemning the martial law declaration as unconstitutional and acknowledging that Yoon must ultimately be removed from office, Han and most of his party allies balked at impeachment.
    Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Angelina Jolie balked at a question regarding whether there should be a biopic about her life.
    Tommy McArdle, People.com, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of balked
Verb
  • Easing the cap could help the company grow its balance sheet and earnings after years of being constrained.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Women long for the societal freedoms, emotional detachment and physical ease that men enjoy, and yet men often struggle with the weight of being emotionally constrained and socially judged by different standards.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of constrained
Verb
  • One, Manning, 5 feet 8, who runs like a steam engine in pads, is not to be impeded, nor are his teammates, who routed Newington, 50-0 on Sunday.
    Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 8 Dec. 2024
  • These hydroelectric dams also impeded fish migration for nearly a century.
    Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of impeded
Verb
  • Debt Relief/Loan Forgiveness The Biden administration made several attempts throughout the year to extend debt relief to student-loan borrowers, but most of those proposals were stymied in the courts.
    Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Putting up a $50 million bond plus other guarantees, Combs saw two previous bail efforts stymied in September.
    Lynette Rice, Deadline, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of stymied
Verb
  • The network plans to launch more verticals in months to come, with some, like sports, tied to things in which people can invest.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
  • But with new run concepts and personnel, and both teams ranking top five nationally in red zone touchdown rate with Army QB Bryson Daily producing 29 TD’s (tied for most in FBS), odds are there is more scoring than expected in the 125th edition of ‘America’s Game’.
    Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of tied
Verb
  • The family sold the newspaper in the heart of western Iowa, sort of within the triangle bounded by Sioux City, Des Moines and Omaha, Nebraska, to Iowa Information based in Sheldon, Iowa.
    Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 14 Nov. 2024
  • It is bounded by Seventh Street to the east, Fourth Street to the west, Jefferson Street to the north, and the Southern Pacific Railroad tracks to the south.
    Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 12 Nov. 2024
Definition of bound
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