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past tense of control
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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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controlled

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adjective

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Recent Examples of controlled
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
Marley and his backing band have now controlled the tally for 295 frames, missing out on the summit just once. Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025 Discoveries in brain science have shown us that our emotions, our angers and sympathies, even our personalities are controlled by chemicals within the three pounds of mushy mass in our skulls. Alan Lightman september 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for controlled
Recent Examples of Synonyms for controlled
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Verb
  • On a sunny Tuesday morning, 35-year-old Rita Guerrero stepped out from her door on North Mariposa Street, lively pup Olive barely contained by her leash.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Police quickly contained the situation as around 150 mostly young demonstrators chanted anti-police slogans in a largely calm atmosphere.
    Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Then under Nazi Germany, cave research fell under the purview of the Schutzstaffel (SS), the political paramilitary force governed by Heinrich Himmler.
    Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Importantly, the governed have consented to being governed and to live by the laws of the land.
    Big Think, Big Think, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Izaña-1 and Izaña-2 laser-ranging stations are operated by the European Space Agency (ESA) and were constructed by the German company DiGOS, which specializes in laser ranging.
    Keith Cooper, Space.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Imagine a dispensary in Colorado that has operated for years under state rules.
    Robert Hoban, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Climate scientists have long been vexed by the disconnect between the dire warnings blared by their models and the restrained policies enacted by world leaders.
    Zack Savitsky, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
  • There is nothing restrained about the family room, with brick walls that feature a bright splash of chartreuse (Benjamin Moore’s Wasabi, AF-430).
    Jeanne Lyons Davis, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Adding flip-flops kept it less serious.
    Libby Page, Vogue, 16 Sep. 2025
  • For the second year in a row, this gritty paste has kept our lips softer, smoother, and flake-freer than any of its peers.
    Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The rover’s science instruments found that the formation’s sedimentary rocks are composed of clay and silt, which, on Earth, are excellent preservers of past microbial life.
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Nine Inch Nails composed the soundtrack.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • 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 18 Sep. 2025.

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