regimen

noun

ˈre-jə-mən How to pronounce regimen (audio)
Definition of regimennext
as in government
lawful control over the affairs of a political unit (as a nation) with the start of the new year, a new party will have regimen over the nation and, hopefully, bring some much-needed change

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Recent Examples of regimen Today’s shoppers are also increasingly spending their money on complete regimens, bundles and sets that have proven results. — Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026 Many endured toxic early regimens, profound loss, persistent stigma, interrupted employment, and years of fragmented care. — Jeff Berry, STAT, 21 Aug. 2026 The combination treatment regimen pairs the personalized vaccine with Merck's Keytruda, which had previously been used to treat the cancer alone. — Sony Salzman, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026 But once the regimen begins to crowd out the rest of a person’s life, the obsession can do real harm. — John Vorwald, Robb Report, 16 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for regimen
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  1. government
  2. administration
  3. rule
  4. regime
  5. governance
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  • Structural inflation, fueled by government deficits, AI investments, low unemployment rates, growing trade barriers and energy disruptions, is reshaping the landscape for markets, according to Fidelity International.
    — Justina Lee, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The healthcare industry's voluntary agreements appeal to voters who feel government regulation drives up costs and places unnecessary burdens on businesses, some supporters say.
    — Stephanie Armour, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of government
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  • Russian strikes in the Kyiv region damaged 14 warehouses, 16 private houses, three apartment buildings and 16 vehicles, Tymur Tkachenko, head of the Kyiv regional military administration, said Friday.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The ruling marks a victory for Anthropic in its monthslong legal battle against the administration over its push to impose guardrails on its powerful AI model Claude, which is used by the military.
    — Joe Walsh, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of administration
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  • The Big Ten, Big 12 and ACC have all passed similar rules against signing the players, along with penalties against teams for doing so.
    — Seth Emerson, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Fisheries as the sticking point Under EU rules, fishing quotas are based on historical fishing patterns, among other things.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of rule
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  • India, as an ally of the United States, would be crossing a red line by offering direct or even indirect aid to Tehran, given the extensive sanctions placed on the regime.
    — Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 31 Aug. 2026
  • As Cuba’s hot summer nears its end with no sign of regime change on the communist-run island, Cubans continue to suffer miserable living conditions as the country’s humanitarian crisis gets disturbingly worse.
    — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of regime
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  • Ever since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, when faced with a trade-off between greater control and more effective governance, the Kremlin has consistently chosen greater control.
    — Andrei Soldatov, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The next chief executive will need to accelerate growth, improve deposit mobilization and returns, and rebuild confidence around governance and senior-management stability, global brokerage Nomura said in a report on Sunday.
    — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of governance

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“Regimen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regimen. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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