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Recent Examples of controllers
With the headset comes two controllers that feel like the handle of a gun.
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Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 17 June 2026
Mission controllers spent months attempting to restore contact, including sending commands designed to reboot the spacecraft's computers, but MAVEN remained silent.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 17 June 2026
Remote Controls, Light Switches, and Electronics Television remotes, gaming controllers, keyboards, and other electronics are touched constantly but may rarely get cleaned.
—Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 16 June 2026
Sensors and controllers are scattered all over the house, with a dashboard in a browser acting as mission control.
—New Atlas, 14 June 2026
Industrial control systems, programmable logic controllers and supervisory control and data acquisition platforms often predate modern APIs.
—Abhijeet Mukkawar, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
During the crime spree, authorities said Love was accused of taking more than 200 LEGO sets, about a dozen coffee makers, several vacuum cleaners, and multiple PlayStation controllers, totaling more than $30,000.
—Doug Myers, CBS News, 11 June 2026
Your gaming skills might actually get even better, especially since Nintendo ships the Switch 2 with smarter Joy-Con 2 controllers.
—Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 11 June 2026
Missing Spots According to Sara Aparacio, Homeaglow’s resident cleaning expert, people are most likely to miss the touch points that are constantly in use—light switches, door handles, remote controls, even game controllers and keyboards.
—Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 4 June 2026
Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 17 June 2026
Mission controllers spent months attempting to restore contact, including sending commands designed to reboot the spacecraft's computers, but MAVEN remained silent.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 17 June 2026
Remote Controls, Light Switches, and Electronics Television remotes, gaming controllers, keyboards, and other electronics are touched constantly but may rarely get cleaned.
—Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 16 June 2026
Sensors and controllers are scattered all over the house, with a dashboard in a browser acting as mission control.
—New Atlas, 14 June 2026
Industrial control systems, programmable logic controllers and supervisory control and data acquisition platforms often predate modern APIs.
—Abhijeet Mukkawar, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
During the crime spree, authorities said Love was accused of taking more than 200 LEGO sets, about a dozen coffee makers, several vacuum cleaners, and multiple PlayStation controllers, totaling more than $30,000.
—Doug Myers, CBS News, 11 June 2026
Your gaming skills might actually get even better, especially since Nintendo ships the Switch 2 with smarter Joy-Con 2 controllers.
—Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 11 June 2026
Missing Spots According to Sara Aparacio, Homeaglow’s resident cleaning expert, people are most likely to miss the touch points that are constantly in use—light switches, door handles, remote controls, even game controllers and keyboards.
—Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 4 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for controllers
Noun
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European regulators approved it in 2000.—
Guy German,
Fortune,
21 June 2026
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While founder control is cited for long-term vision, the piece suggests alternative models like steward-ownership could foster accountability without sacrificing strategic focus, urging regulators to adapt to this new era of concentrated, potentially ungovernable corporate power.—
Mary Johnstone-Louis,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
Noun
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Human actions, from discovering a breakthrough to inadvertently blocking an explosion with controls, could profoundly shape AGI/ASI's arrival, highlighting the deep mystery surrounding its future development.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
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By nature of Darwinism, insects resistant to certain controls often breed and multiply in a garden, passing on that resistance as a genetic trait.—
Anthony Reardon,
Kansas City Star,
20 June 2026
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“Controllers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/controllers. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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