Thesaurus results for CONTROLLER

controller

noun

kən-ˈtrō-lər

Definition of controller

as in regulator

a mechanism for adjusting the operation of a device, machine, or system the controllers for the video game system seem fairly well designed

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Recent Examples of controller Her mother, Kimberlie Bennett, another former Hooters Girl, is now the company’s financial controller. — Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026 The city controller's office calculated this estimate range by reviewing data from costs incurred in prior years. — Noe Padilla, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2026 Engine starters, igniter plugs, launch pads, and controllers are all things that can cost you money. — Grace Dean, Space.com, 16 Aug. 2026 An all-time great joystick controller, resurrected with supposedly identical features and attention to detail, plus a little extra resilience. — David Pierce, The Verge, 15 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for controller

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Organized crime operations from several cities, including Chicago, New York and Detroit, had established control of casinos up and down the Vegas Strip and devised schemes to skim percentages of the cash under the noses of state regulators.

— Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
This was well after her troubles with state health regulators had been documented.

— Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026

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Organized crime operations from several cities, including Chicago, New York and Detroit, had established control of casinos up and down the Vegas Strip and devised schemes to skim percentages of the cash under the noses of state regulators.

— Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Republicans hope to pick up seven of Missouri’s eight congressional seats amid a bitter fight for control of Congress.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 21 Aug. 2026

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