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bridles

verb

present tense third-person singular of bridle
as in curbs
to keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression) try to bridle your criticism next time so that it is helpful and not hurtful

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bridles
  1. controls
  2. regulates
  3. contains
  4. keeps
  5. restrains
  6. measures
  7. tames
Verb
  • Before work begins, ask who owns those assets, who controls the accounts and what happens when the commercial relationship ends.
    — Scott Keever, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • That’s partly thanks to US technology controls that limit Chinese companies’ access to advanced AI processors — essential for training increasingly complex AI models.
    — John Liu, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of controls
Verb
  • Hundreds of those grants were later reinstated when a federal judge ruled that the slap-dash nature of the terminations violated the Administrative Procedures Act, which regulates how agencies are supposed to change policies.
    — Anil Oza, STAT, 17 Sep. 2026
  • And pets aren’t the only thing Cedarfield regulates, its covenants also prohibit residents from drying or airing clothing and bedding outdoors except in areas approved by the HOA board.
    — Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of regulates
Verb
  • The bill, to its credit, contains a lot of admirable protections for athletes, most notably a 5 percent cap on agents’ commissions on NIL deals.
    — Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Thanks to the single-floor layout of the tiny house, this has ample headroom to stand upright and contains a double bed and some storage.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of contains
Verb
  • This is an issue that, to my mind, keeps nipping at the heels of the current crop of directorial It Boys.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
  • If Windows crashes or won't boot, those extras disappear, but JetKVM itself keeps working because it is still connected directly to the computer's screen, keyboard and mouse.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of keeps
Verb
  • If Beijing restrains Chinese developers while believing American labs are secretly advancing, China has every reason to defect.
    — Shlomit Wagman, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026
  • In the first act, the elegant Bailey restrains his vocal power to transmit a gentler, more angelic quality to his sound.
    — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of restrains
Verb
  • At its core, AIV is a 0 to 100 index that measures how a brand is presented in the answers AI assistants give consumers.
    — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Rather than physically touching the molecule, the microscope measures interactions between the probe and the material to image its structure.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of measures
Verb
  • Just two to three drops tames frizz and provides heat protection up to 450 degrees.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The result is a car that tames the Bolide beast with a more refined aesthetic throughout, yet without lacking any of its sibling’s muscle—sharing the Bolide’s 1,578 hp, quad-turbo W16 power plant.
    — Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of tames
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