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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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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
While the federal government regulates nitrate in drinking water — the water that is made available from public water systems — it is not regulated in groundwater, or the water that is pulled from the ground into private wells.
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Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 22 Sep. 2025
The signals instruct certain cells in the spleen to slow down production of proteins called cytokines, which regulate inflammation, including inflammation in the joints.
—Jon Hamilton, NPR, 22 Sep. 2025
But in truth, local-currency stablecoins, especially if issued or regulated by African central banks, are a way to regain influence.
—Gwera Kiwana, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2025
Advertisement Legal experts cautioned that the law may be limited in regulating federal government agents, although federal agents can be required to follow general state and local laws that do not significantly impact their ability to carry out their work.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 22 Sep. 2025
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Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 22 Sep. 2025
The signals instruct certain cells in the spleen to slow down production of proteins called cytokines, which regulate inflammation, including inflammation in the joints.
—Jon Hamilton, NPR, 22 Sep. 2025
But in truth, local-currency stablecoins, especially if issued or regulated by African central banks, are a way to regain influence.
—Gwera Kiwana, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2025
Advertisement Legal experts cautioned that the law may be limited in regulating federal government agents, although federal agents can be required to follow general state and local laws that do not significantly impact their ability to carry out their work.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 22 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for regulate
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Cycling the heat on and off allows the robots to adjust speed and even change direction — proof that controlled, repeatable motion is possible at this tiny scale.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Sep. 2025
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The goals of treatment are to control the infection, stabilize the patient and support any organs that are affected or failing.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
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The dispute affected educators and policymakers statewide — but Pendleton managed to take the best of both literacy methods and apply them to the 130,000-plus students then enrolled in San Diego schools, Lopez said.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Sep. 2025
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This was big news in an evolving saga of how college athletics departments, facing seismic financial change, would manage to cope with growing costs like revenue-sharing with athletes.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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Boasting striking geological features and containing one of the world’s richest fossil beds, Badlands National Park in South Dakota draws visitors from across the globe to witness its rugged beauty.—
Dave Parfitt,
USA Today,
23 Sep. 2025
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The country club contains a golf course, a wedding venue and a restaurant.—
Jessica Gorman,
ABC News,
22 Sep. 2025
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In their recommendation, Warner and Kaine said Nachmanoff supervised a team that represented more than 2,500 clients accused of federal violations ranging from petty offenses to capital murder.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
26 Sep. 2025
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Erica Hayes is supervising director.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Sep. 2025
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When originality is great, and word of mouth is brilliant, and the marketing engines are in force, the creme rises to the top, again and again, even in a theatrical landscape that’s curbed by streaming.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
21 Sep. 2025
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Its high-fiber content combined with it only having 40 to 45 calories per fruit means kiwis can also help with healthy weight management by curbing hunger pangs without adding many calories to your diet.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
20 Sep. 2025
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Since August 2000, Lakeside has been owned by Universal Health Services, a for-profit corporation that operates hundreds of inpatient and outpatient behavioral health facilities, in addition to psychiatric hospitals, and made $16 billion in revenues last year.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
22 Sep. 2025
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Usman’s twin boys were among more than 55,000 children receiving therapeutic food in Borno before the program was abruptly ended earlier this year, following a US funding cut, according to Mercy Corps, which operated three outpatient nutrition clinics in northeast Nigeria.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
21 Sep. 2025
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Darcy said that when a person is resisting officers, their knowledge of the person having pre-existing medical conditions is not enough to prevent them from restraining someone combative.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
21 Sep. 2025
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The implicit message, heard clearly by the market, is that policy makers will be quicker to support growth than to restrain it proactively to inhibit inflation.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
20 Sep. 2025
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The White House has defended Homan, a former Immigration and Customs Enforcement director and Fox News contributor who now oversees mass deportation operations.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
24 Sep. 2025
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Amazon’s Prime boss, Jamil Ghani, and Neil Lindsay, a senior vice president in its health division who previously oversaw Prime’s technology and business operations, are named defendants in the complaint.—
Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Regulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regulate. Accessed 27 Sep. 2025.
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