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keep tight rein on

verb as in curb

Strongest matches

constrain
contain
control
hamper
hinder
impede
inhibit
restrain
suppress
tame

Strong matches

abstain
bit
bridle
check
deny
fetter
hobble
hog-tie
hold down
ice
leash
manacle
moderate
muzzle
refrain
retard
scrub
shackle
subdue
tie
withhold

Weak matches

bottle up
box in
bring to screeching halt
cool down
cool off
entrammel
hold back
hold in
keep lid on
rein in
send up
tie up

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It's a symptom of a struggling music industry, Kulash wrote: like many record companies, the band's label, Capitol, feels obliged to keep tight rein on its artists' music videos as one of their few remaining revenue streams.

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