regimens

noun

plural of regimen
as in rules
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 regimens Walker defended her products and regimens as intended to improve hygiene, scalp health and hair growth. — Vivian Yee, New York Times, 20 June 2026 People want to move away from complicated regimens towards streamlined routines that fit real life. — Jess Cording, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026 Weight loss regimens should be individualized. — Jennifer Lefton, Verywell Health, 1 June 2026 Summer is finally here, meaning natural curls are making their seasonal comeback, and with them the return of multipronged, post-shower hair care regimens to lock the shape and manage the frizz. — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 9 June 2026 Some of the rules through the years have included taking part in several rehearsals a week and undergoing intense diet regimens, per The New York Times. — Emily Krauser, PEOPLE, 20 June 2026 Marathon-training regimens were the subject of office bonding; lunch-hour jogs supplanted a previous generation’s golf and Martinis as occasions for networking. — Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 15 June 2026 Fertilizing regimens can vary, but a common process is to enrich the soil with compost and a slow-release fertilize prior to planting tomatoes, and then switch to regular applications of a low-nitrogen fertilizer once the plants begin to set fruit and flowers. — Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 9 June 2026 Punishing regimens of facial exercises. — Jordyn Tovey, The Conversation, 22 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for regimens
  1. rules
  2. governments
  3. administrations
  4. regimes
Noun
  • First, President Dillon asked for existing data centers to be grandfathered in the ordinance, meaning operating data centers can expand without following these rules.
    — Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 2 July 2026
  • Under federal rules, if a complaint about an infant formula — such as a report of an adverse event — shows a possible health hazard, the company must investigate.
    — David Hilzenrath, USA Today, 2 July 2026
Definition of rules
Noun
  • In practice, governments still want contracts, jobs, and tax revenue at home.
    — Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 6 July 2026
  • But that’s probably more a 2027 story than a 2026 one, as both governments look to see the path oil prices take, noted Kaneva.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
Definition of governments
Noun
  • Rosie Rios, chair of the America250 Semiquincentennial Commission appointed to the bipartisan group by President Joe Biden, noted she's served on the commission through several administrations.
    — Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • Oversight bodies, including Congress and future administrations, should thoroughly investigate to determine whether there were violations.
    — Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of administrations
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  • Yet Piker himself has followed the DSA’s militant line, repeatedly praising authoritarian regimes such as China’s, Cuba’s, and Russia’s, as well as terrorist groups such as Hamas and Hezbollah.
    — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 1 July 2026
  • The next six to twelve months will reveal which regulatory regimes and capital structures can compress current five-to-fifteen-year grid timelines toward the windows AI deployment actually needs.
    — Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
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