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rein
noun as in restraint, control
Example Sentences
Abhishek's hitting was stunning, a knock for the ages by a player given free rein by the management.
Americans support efforts to rein in federal spending, but a majority opposed replacing career civil servants with loyalists, according to a recent AP-NORC poll.
He doesn't have many tells, keeping his emotions under tight rein and his thoughts to himself.
When Labour swept to victory last summer, Reeves pledged she would be an "iron" chancellor, reining in public spending and improving the lives of working people through growing the economy.
In his absence, defence coach Simon Easterby takes up the reins.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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