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is restrained
verb
To control or keep in check.
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If anything, it is restrained.
The resulting drink is restrained and elegant.
Mr. Denis's direction is restrained, almost clinical.
But the chili's heat is restrained.
There is not much else that is restrained about "Unbroken".
He chafes a bit, because he is restrained to Sanitation.
Although the telling is restrained, his feelings occasionally show through.
And pressure for higher pay is restrained by tax credits.
Nieve is restrained, but he is also aggressive.
The wine list is restrained, the food makes people smile.
Compared with friends, she says, she is restrained.
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