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as in ruled
to exercise authority or power over
the president is elected in order to govern the country, not to follow public opinion polls
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as in regulated
to keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression)
you need to govern your speech and be able to communicate your outrage without resorting to profanity
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as in operated
to look after and make decisions about
the company's finances are governed by its chief financial officer
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Recent Examples of governed
Sean Nathaniel, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2025
Or at least have the option of several lives other than their own not being governed by the vagaries of the football industry?
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
From 2003 to 2009, Arizona was governed by Democrat Janet Napolitano, who took the first steps toward statewide climate policy.
—Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 1 Oct. 2025
As such, the political and militant body – which has governed the territory since June 2007 – will need to be in a desperate situation to accept the terms.
—Asher Kaufman, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2025
These inconvenient complications suggest that recognizing a Palestinian state that does not actually exist, governed by people who are not currently in charge, is not a solution but rather a restatement of the problem.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 30 Sep. 2025
Civil commitment laws are governed by states, and courts have established constitutional protections over decades.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
Coupled with the fact that they're governed by Mercury, the messenger planet of communication, Atlas says Geminis should try their hand at starting their own blog or Substack to help channel and share their creative ideas and passions with the world.
—Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Sep. 2025
The housing authority, which does business as the Metropolitan Housing Alliance, is governed by a five-member board.
—Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
But done intelligently, archiving ensures that all data, whether active or dormant, remains accessible, governed and usable.
—Sean Nathaniel, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Capital cases like Brown’s are governed by a unique body of law.
—Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2025
Or at least have the option of several lives other than their own not being governed by the vagaries of the football industry?
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
From 2003 to 2009, Arizona was governed by Democrat Janet Napolitano, who took the first steps toward statewide climate policy.
—Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 1 Oct. 2025
As such, the political and militant body – which has governed the territory since June 2007 – will need to be in a desperate situation to accept the terms.
—Asher Kaufman, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2025
These inconvenient complications suggest that recognizing a Palestinian state that does not actually exist, governed by people who are not currently in charge, is not a solution but rather a restatement of the problem.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 30 Sep. 2025
Civil commitment laws are governed by states, and courts have established constitutional protections over decades.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
Coupled with the fact that they're governed by Mercury, the messenger planet of communication, Atlas says Geminis should try their hand at starting their own blog or Substack to help channel and share their creative ideas and passions with the world.
—Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Sep. 2025
The housing authority, which does business as the Metropolitan Housing Alliance, is governed by a five-member board.
—Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for governed
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In June, a three-judge panel had ruled unanimously that teaching yoga is protected speech and that city officials had failed to show how the classes threaten public safety or prevent enjoyment of the city’s shoreline parks, overturning a lower court’s ruling.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Sep. 2025
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Related Stories Then, just days later, during Greenberg’s funeral, the Philadelphia Medical Examiner’s Office ruled the case a homicide.—
Addie Morfoot,
Variety,
30 Sep. 2025
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Whitmer established the universal meals program when Democrats controlled both chambers of the Michigan Legislature.—
Clara Hendrickson,
Freep.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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As Kering and Valentino restructure, the current ownership of the couture house, controlled by Mayhoola, will not change before 2028 at the earliest — an amendment to their shareholders’ agreement, inked at the time of Kering’s acquisition of a stake in Valentino in 2023.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
3 Oct. 2025
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According to aircraft tracking service FlightRadar24, the Airbus H130 helicopter operated as Reach 5 had taken off from the roof of UC Davis Medical Center just minutes before the crash.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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The 130-year-old home was designed by Ferry & Clas, a Wisconsin architectural firm that operated from 1890 to 1912 and designed a wide range of historically significant buildings in Milwaukee, including the Pabst Mansion.—
Francesca Pica,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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The brokerage provides the ability to trade prediction-market contracts in the US through partnerships with Kalshi and ForecastEx, which are regulated by the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
30 Sep. 2025
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Former Biden administration officials issued executive orders that regulated AI in part based on concerns that AGI is on the horizon.—
Michael C. Horowitz,
Foreign Affairs,
26 Sep. 2025
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Liverpool have not managed to string together two or three consecutive good performances.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, 35 rooms at the Civic and other shelters that CoLEAD managed sat empty as of December 2024.—
Ashley Hiruko,
ProPublica,
6 Oct. 2025
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Between 2018 and 2022, more than two-thirds of cases of female breast cancer were diagnosed at a localized stage, meaning the cancer was contained to the breast, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
1 Oct. 2025
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Safdie may have found a new way to make a sports drama, one that relies less on the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat and more on all that is contained in the ambivalent middle.—
Richard Lawson,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
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Harnessing the wind The installation process was supervised by Anemoi’s specialist team.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Oct. 2025
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The plan also suggests that Palestinian police forces would be trained and supervised by the International Stabilization Force and stationed in the Gaza Strip.—
Asher Kaufman,
The Conversation,
30 Sep. 2025
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Without both, the promise of inclusive finance may well remain constrained.—
Felicia Jackson,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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From tariffs squeezing profits and constrained supply chains to lagging consumer demand for electric vehicles, automotive sales — especially among Stellantis brands — have sputtered.—
Liam Rappleye,
Freep.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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“Governed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/governed. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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