regulate

verb

ˈre-gyə-ˌlāt How to pronounce regulate (audio)
Definition of regulatenext
1
as in to control
to keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression) you would be well advised to regulate your enthusiasm for the venture and pause to consider the risk involved

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2
as in to manage
to look after and make decisions about the government agency that regulates the nuclear power industry in this country

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Recent Examples of regulate The affected areas in Folsom Lake State Recreation Area are located around the 4-mile-long reservoir, which helps regulate releases from Folsom Lake upstream. — Madison Smalstig july 3, Sacbee.com, 3 July 2026 The clinical version dates to research in the 1960s and 1970s, when devices tracked heart rate variability, muscle tension and skin temperature to help people regulate what was once considered automatic. — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 3 July 2026 Things may only worsen as the SAVE plan — Biden’s last attempt to regulate and subsidize monthly loan payments for low-and-middle-income individuals — has been phased out entirely as of July 1. — Paxton Honerkamp, CNBC, 2 July 2026 Alysa Guffey After intense pushback to the first draft of the zoning ordinance, the city's Department of Metropolitan, the city agency charged with regulating land use and zoning in the city limits, tweaked the proposal to tighten some regulations. — Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 2 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for regulate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for regulate
  1. control
  2. manage
  3. contain
  4. supervise
  5. curb
  6. operate
  7. restrain
  8. oversee
Verb
  • Russia meanwhile has claimed that its forces now control the important town of Kostyantynivka in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine.
    — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
  • The plant also can be controlled by applying a nonselective herbicide, but that will not save digging.
    — Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
Definition of control
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  • The situation is pressing, but Coleman still manages to make a connection.
    — Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 5 July 2026
  • The platform has consistently managed volume over $1 billion daily since the soccer tournament began on June 11.
    — Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 4 July 2026
Definition of manage
Verb
  • But the strength of the rotation also depends on the conflict in the Middle East remaining contained.
    — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 9 July 2026
  • The book contains Ahn’s mother’s recipes and conversations between the mother and daughter.
    — Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 8 July 2026
Definition of contain
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  • While older children can use sparklers, they should be supervised, Heckman said.
    — Amen Galinato, CNN Money, 4 July 2026
  • Between there, and running upstairs to supervise fittings of his monumentally sculptural work with his stylist Tallulah Harlech, the designer caught a rare moment to sit and talk.
    — Sarah Mower, Vogue, 3 July 2026
Definition of supervise
Verb
  • The pact came as Canberra seeks to curb Beijing's growing security influence through defense deals with Pacific nations.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 8 July 2026
  • Charlotte water restrictions are successfully curbing nonessential water use amid an ongoing drought.
    — Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 8 July 2026
Definition of curb
Verb
  • Luis Mauricio Flores Ordonez, 33, was charged with owning an unregistered aircraft that was operated by another person.
    — Kelly O'Donnell, NBC news, 5 July 2026
  • Roy Gillian began operating the business as Gillian’s Wonderland Pier in 1965.
    — Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026
Definition of operate
Verb
  • In California…there has been little success in restraining these abuses over the past decade.
    — Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 5 July 2026
  • Croc Docs researcher Eric Suarez and Cole with the SFWMD restrained the python while Welty drew blood from a vein near the base of her tail.
    — Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026
Definition of restrain
Verb
  • The judge denied Fischer’s request to appoint and fund a special master to oversee the privilege screen but allowed defense attorneys to review the records themselves instead of prosecutors.
    — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2026
  • The first three times were under Socialist Party Prime Minister Felipe González starting in 1986, but conservative leader José Maria Aznar’s government also oversaw two such measures in the 2000s.
    — Suman Naishadham, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
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