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as in tamed
changed from the wild state so as to become useful and obedient to humans
every evening, a wild Canada goose is at the food trough with our tame geese
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as in boring
causing weariness, restlessness, or lack of interest
that action movie was so tame I fell asleep about 20 minutes into it
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as in to regulate
to keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression)
try to tame your language when you're in front of the kids
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Recent Examples of tame
Lanee Lee, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Used cars, rent, travel, apparel, and medical are relentlessly going higher even as the latest readings on consumer and wholesale inflation were fairly tame.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2025
Emily Price, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
Inflation for housing, the largest CPI component, has also tamed though remains elevated, at 4% annually.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 13 May 2025
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Adjective
But sneaking sausage is tame compared to these strange items confiscated by TSA.
—Lanee Lee, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Used cars, rent, travel, apparel, and medical are relentlessly going higher even as the latest readings on consumer and wholesale inflation were fairly tame.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2025
Verb
Rye’s trademark spice helps tame the sugar and bitters in a way bourbon often doesn't.
—Emily Price, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
Inflation for housing, the largest CPI component, has also tamed though remains elevated, at 4% annually.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 13 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tame
Adjective
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Some people assume that longtime married couples are boring, but my husband has never bored me.—
Seija Rankin,
HollywoodReporter,
4 June 2025
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Spectators perceive tennis outfits as plain, boring, rigid or limited to a specific silhouette.—
Ruth Etiesit Samuel,
Essence,
2 June 2025
Verb
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The very principle of financialization rules even the most mundane exchange of objects in the same manner that the most banal exchange of economic investment and speculation regulates the sign of spiritual autonomy and utopian aspirations that abstraction had initially promised.—
Benjamin H. D. Buchloh,
Artforum,
1 June 2025
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Despite the encroachment of people in their natural habitats, alligators remain an important predator regulating ecosystem populations in the nation’s wetlands.—
Noël Fletcher,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
Adjective
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Despite the retirement of highly successful Atlas and Delta launch vehicles, the transition to Vulcan has been slow and continues to impact the completion of Space Force mission objectives.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 May 2025
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Here in Croatia, the pace of life is slower, especially in smaller towns.—
Abdul Rehman,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
Verb
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Choose products with humectants: When looking for products to maintain your hair's moisture, select those that contain humectants, which are substances that attract and hold water to hydrate the hair.—
Sherri Gordon,
Health,
26 May 2025
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But decades of poor water management, which have dried up lakes, rivers, and wetlands that once helped contain these storms, have turned sand and dust storms into a pressing challenge for the region, with many consequences.—
Sanam Mahoozi,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
Adjective
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The Federal Aviation Administration predicts significant growth in both domestic and international passenger traffic over the next 20 years.—
Yogi Tharanibalan,
Hartford Courant,
3 June 2025
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Suggested Reading Over the course of minutes on X, Musk fiercely attacked the GOP domestic policy bill that’s making its way through Congress.—
Joseph Zeballos-Roig,
Quartz,
3 June 2025
Adjective
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These guys have been touring for decades, never tiring of playing the hits even while steadily putting out albums full of new material.—
Emily Palmer Heller,
Vulture,
2 June 2025
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Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle sustains this tiring play style by deploying a 10-man rotation, allowing his players to stay fresh throughout high-intensity games.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
30 May 2025
Verb
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Lau’s discipline is the physical extension of a whole philosophy of muscle development, harnessing of qi (energy) to help people know and control their body.—
Jia H. Jung,
Mercury News,
4 June 2025
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The missing money controlled by Velazquez was supposed to go toward undercover narcotics operations.—
Charles Rabin,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2025
Adjective
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Camp, stupid, joyful—to both own and access—Labubu has taken over.—
Lara Johnson-Wheeler,
Vogue,
31 May 2025
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This is just stupid how successful this is, but that’s really underselling it.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
31 May 2025
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“Tame.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tame. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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