reined

past tense of rein

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for reined
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
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
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
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
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
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
Verb
  • For example, the east inner region is bounded by Central Avenue, Eastway Drive, Wendover Road, Randolph Road and the John Belk and Brookshire freeways.
    Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 3 Apr. 2025
  • Importantly, this intelligent exploration is bounded by guardrails that provide the necessary limits for survival and efficient path selection.
    Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
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“Reined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reined. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.

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