1
as in regulated
to keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression)
you must learn to control your temper
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2
as in contained
to gain emotional or mental control of
he controlled himself only with the greatest difficulty in the face of his opponent's insulting remarks
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as in governed
to exercise authority or power over
circumstances often control the choices we make in life
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as in operated
to look after and make decisions about
during the period that she controlled the company it was highly profitable
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Recent Examples of controlled
Stacie E. Goddard, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
The surgeon is basically trying to make a very controlled and aesthetic scar—after all, a belly button is just an umbilical scar.
—Meirav Devash, Allure, 31 Mar. 2025
Mark Critchley, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2025
Besides pinching, the Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses can also be controlled using the Meta AI voice assistant, just as users can with the device’s predecessors.
—Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 20 Sep. 2025
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Verb
The notion that rival great powers should come together to manage a chaotic international system is one that leaders have embraced at many points in history, often in the wake of catastrophic wars that left them seeking to establish a more controlled, reliable, and resilient order.
—Stacie E. Goddard, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
The surgeon is basically trying to make a very controlled and aesthetic scar—after all, a belly button is just an umbilical scar.
—Meirav Devash, Allure, 31 Mar. 2025
Adjective
Aggression needs to be controlled, of course.
—Mark Critchley, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2025
Besides pinching, the Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses can also be controlled using the Meta AI voice assistant, just as users can with the device’s predecessors.
—Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 20 Sep. 2025
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World Sevens is not regulated by FIFA, and its competitions do not compete against domestic league schedules, meaning participating players can maintain club obligations while playing in the tournaments.—
Jason Clinkscales,
Sportico.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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While the sector is heavily regulated, AI introduces new challenges—particularly around transparency in decision-making, transaction governance and regulatory compliance.—
Ravi Gedela,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Anonymous tips forward to the FBI’s National Threat Operations Center reported threatening posts from a Discord profile that referenced plans for a future massacre and contained pictures of guns.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Sep. 2025
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If childhood-vaccination rates plummet, giving pathogens new targets in unprotected babies and young children, outbreaks won’t necessarily stay contained to those age groups.—
Jamie Ducharme,
The Atlantic,
17 Sep. 2025
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For many, its major draw is that it is not governed or issued by central banks or authorities.—
Kinsey Crowley,
USA Today,
19 Sep. 2025
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But before implementing new network visibility solutions, security teams must first do their homework internally—ensuring that data is governed and classified appropriately to streamline network and behavior mapping.—
Douglas Murray,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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But now, the space agency is preparing to wind down activity at the orbiting laboratory by the early 2030s and commission new space stations operated by the private sector.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
22 Sep. 2025
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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Americans' TikTok data will be stored securely on servers operated by Oracle in the United States without access from China.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
22 Sep. 2025
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Will the new brokers and wielders of power be more prudent and restrained?—
Kapil Komireddi,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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While the costumery was slightly more restrained than, say, a Met Gala, at the same time there was a back-to-school festival feel to the outfits.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Brown kept the conversation confidential.—
Zach Berman,
New York Times,
22 Sep. 2025
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While details on the film’s cast are being kept under wraps, Demi Moore is one of the actors embodying a character conceived as part of La Famiglia.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
22 Sep. 2025
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Almost every song is a lumbering beast so thoroughly composed of bits and pieces from the very best of the entire British popular music tradition as to make each feel inevitable, and the intensity doesn’t let up much until the final track.—
Jesse Adams,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
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Historians say Churchhill composed many of them while propped up in bed or pacing the estate's garden.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
18 Sep. 2025
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One of the most recent cases includes the high court’s 2017 decision in Matal v Tam, in which the justices ruled that a law preventing trademarks of disparaging terms was unconstitutional under the First Amendment.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Sep. 2025
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Also on Monday, a federal appeals court ruled that Cook can remain in her position.—
Adeola Adeosun
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Controlled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/controlled. Accessed 24 Sep. 2025.
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