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Recent Examples of controllers
Yui then asked if a flight surgeon was available and if flight controllers had a live camera view from inside the station.
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William Harwood, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
From vibrating steering wheels, haptic smartwatches, and even gaming controllers.
—New Atlas, 4 Jan. 2026
At the same time, mission controllers are closely analyzing the last fragments of tracking data recovered.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 3 Jan. 2026
Unlike conventional controllers that sense only protein abundance, the Noise Controller creates a feedback loop that senses noise itself, specifically the second moment of protein levels.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 2 Jan. 2026
In cars, they’re used to connect the battery to motors, for lights and sensors, for braking systems, airbag controllers, entertainment systems and electric windows.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 31 Dec. 2025
In April, the city of Hangzhou hosted the first-ever robot kickboxing tournament, featuring several humanoid robots made by Chinese startup Unitree outfitted with gloves and protective headgear, operated by humans with video-game controllers.
—James Vincent, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
This led to the controllers losing communication with aircraft and unable to see them during this time.
—Ayesha Ali, ABC News, 29 Dec. 2025
Just like the incident a week prior, DC airport controllers were watching unknown targets dip, stop, vanish and reappear on radar screens for hours across a 100-mile sweep.
—Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 28 Dec. 2025
William Harwood, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
From vibrating steering wheels, haptic smartwatches, and even gaming controllers.
—New Atlas, 4 Jan. 2026
At the same time, mission controllers are closely analyzing the last fragments of tracking data recovered.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 3 Jan. 2026
Unlike conventional controllers that sense only protein abundance, the Noise Controller creates a feedback loop that senses noise itself, specifically the second moment of protein levels.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 2 Jan. 2026
In cars, they’re used to connect the battery to motors, for lights and sensors, for braking systems, airbag controllers, entertainment systems and electric windows.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 31 Dec. 2025
In April, the city of Hangzhou hosted the first-ever robot kickboxing tournament, featuring several humanoid robots made by Chinese startup Unitree outfitted with gloves and protective headgear, operated by humans with video-game controllers.
—James Vincent, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
This led to the controllers losing communication with aircraft and unable to see them during this time.
—Ayesha Ali, ABC News, 29 Dec. 2025
Just like the incident a week prior, DC airport controllers were watching unknown targets dip, stop, vanish and reappear on radar screens for hours across a 100-mile sweep.
—Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 28 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for controllers
Noun
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The Keating Five banking scandal of the 1980s reshaped the Senate, damaging the careers of most of the prominent senators who intervened with regulators to help a campaign contributor later convicted of fraud.—
Brandon Rottinghaus,
Washington Post,
7 Jan. 2026
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Still, a win for European regulators could draw support for its original, stricter approach to managing AI at a time when its trajectory is in flux.—
Rachyl Jones,
semafor.com,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Marking identified a need for the district to change its attitude toward unregulated spending and tighten internal controls that will allow more board control over spending approvals.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Capital seekers can host confidential materials in secure virtual data rooms with NDA controls, while investment firms and professionals gain access to full CRM and deal flow management capabilities to manage contacts, deals, and workflows.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Controllers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/controllers. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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