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reined in

ADJECTIVE

restricted

Synonyms

STRONGEST

barred blocked closed confined controlled defined deprived prescribed reduced restrained secured shortened tethered

STRONG

bound bounded bridled chained checked clogged cramped curbed decreased deterred diminished encircled fastened fettered foiled frustrated governed hampered hitched impeded inhibited manacled moderated modified narrowed obstructed prevented repressed stayed stopped suppressed surrounded tempered

WEAK

held-back small

Antonyms

STRONG

free unbounded

Example Sentences

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That debate would have triggered a discussion about the cost of runaway benefits, which would have reined in the size of benefit checks long ago.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 17, 2026

Over the past year, demand for healthcare workers has quietly propped up the labor market as other sectors reined in hiring or even shed jobs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

Soaring yields have reined in the Trump administration before.

From Barron's • Jan. 21, 2026

Harry Brook reined in his attacking instincts with 45 from 63 balls, while captain Ben Stokes dug a trench with a painstaking 45 not out from 151 deliveries.

From BBC • Dec. 18, 2025

With that help, the chaos that had brought him to this cage would be reined in and the misunderstanding manifested here would be mitigated.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers

reined in

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