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 There were tape loops, which were all the communication between the flight controllers, and then there was a tape loop between the CapCom and Jim and Fred and Jack. Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2025 After no immediate response, the controller chastised the pilots again. Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2025 As kids pick up a controller and headset to play their favorite video games, companies across the gaming industry are working to make sure all their players are safe on their consoles. Tyler Martineau, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2025 First responders had to enter the control tower at Napoléon Bonaparte airport in Corsica to wake the controller. Zach Wichter, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for controller
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Noun
  • News of Tesla’s robotaxi plans surprised and alarmed regulators, according to emails among California and federal officials and a Tesla public-policy staffer, which Reuters obtained through a public-records request.
    Chris Kirkham, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Two other times, it was cited for providing deficient emergency care in violation of other rules, according to federal regulators.
    ProPublica, ProPublica, 22 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Some of that was out of Gibson’s control as the Ducks’ defense eroded in front of him.
    The Athletic NHL, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Beginning October 12, 2025, the 29 nations of the European Schengen Area will start phasing out the stamping of travel documents and instead will switch to a new digital Entry/Exit System (EES), which the European Union argues will accelerate border-control processes and improve security.
    Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 24 Sep. 2025

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“Controller.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/controller. Accessed 28 Sep. 2025.

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