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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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as in controlled
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Recent Examples of governed
Sean Nathaniel, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Port allocations aren’t governed by the kind of federal rules that regulate airport dollars.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
This is a county facility governed by Texas state law.
—Tj MacIas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Oct. 2025
Issues concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York, without regard to any principles of conflict of laws.
—Vogue, 13 Oct. 2025
Many questions remain over what comes next, whether Hamas will disarm and how Gaza will be governed after the war.
—ABC News, 12 Oct. 2025
The deal left some of the thorniest issues in the conflict for a later stage, including the future of Hamas’s weapons and how Gaza would be governed after the end of the war.
—New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Colonial seizure breaks the reciprocal relationship between people and the land, converting it to a relationship governed by extraction.
—JSTOR Daily, 11 Oct. 2025
The passage takes its name from Emperor Commodus, the ruthless leader who governed from 177 to 192 CE and was nearly assassinated in the underground walkway.
—Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 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
The case will move into a lengthy pretrial phase governed by the Classified Information Procedures Act, as prosecutors and defense lawyers battle over how to handle sensitive evidence.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Port allocations aren’t governed by the kind of federal rules that regulate airport dollars.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
This is a county facility governed by Texas state law.
—Tj MacIas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Oct. 2025
Issues concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York, without regard to any principles of conflict of laws.
—Vogue, 13 Oct. 2025
Many questions remain over what comes next, whether Hamas will disarm and how Gaza will be governed after the war.
—ABC News, 12 Oct. 2025
The deal left some of the thorniest issues in the conflict for a later stage, including the future of Hamas’s weapons and how Gaza would be governed after the end of the war.
—New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Colonial seizure breaks the reciprocal relationship between people and the land, converting it to a relationship governed by extraction.
—JSTOR Daily, 11 Oct. 2025
The passage takes its name from Emperor Commodus, the ruthless leader who governed from 177 to 192 CE and was nearly assassinated in the underground walkway.
—Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for governed
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But from the outside, this level of cultish reverence for a rock band in 2025 feels both new and nostalgic, harkening back to the days when such bands ruled the world.—
Mackenzie Cummings-Grady,
Billboard,
14 Oct. 2025
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The Dodgers' baserunners were left confused about how it was ruled.—
Nelson Espinal,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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The bombers remained in a part of Venezuela’s flight information region, or FIR, that is international airspace, but controlled by the country’s aviation authority.—
Natasha Bertrand,
CNN Money,
19 Oct. 2025
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Minnesota controlled the play on that man advantage and on a second one a short time later, but failed to double the lead.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
19 Oct. 2025
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Emirates confirmed to Reuters that its plane was leased from and operated by ACT Airlines, a Turkish carrier that provides extra cargo capacity to major airlines.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
20 Oct. 2025
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In September the duo linked up with the Santa Eulalia boutique in Barcelona, which has operated a tailor’s workshop since 1843 in addition to a multibrand luxury boutique, to debut a sartorial lineup.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
20 Oct. 2025
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In Brazil, methanol commerce is regulated by the government, restricted to industrial uses such as biodiesel production, solvents, and laboratory applications.—
Alessandra Freitas,
CNN Money,
12 Oct. 2025
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Harmful substances, such as alcohol and narcotics, are typically regulated and controlled.—
Paul Solotaroff,
Rolling Stone,
12 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Pastrnak managed to just slip it between the near post and Vanecek for his third goal of the year.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
20 Oct. 2025
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The prescribed fire has been burning on federal land managed by the United States Forest Service for three days.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
19 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The electrolyte surrounding the negative electrode contained glucose and active riboflavin, while the positive side used either potassium ferricyanide or oxygen.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, British sportswear brand Lonsdale’s blocky logo on T-shirts unintentionally contained a Nazi reference.—
Steve Salter,
CNN Money,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Exantus was previously permitted to be supervised in Florida upon his release from prison in accordance with an interstate compact, Hall said.—
Leo Bertucci,
Louisville Courier Journal,
10 Oct. 2025
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The Inheritance Games television series will be supervised by Temple Hill executive Annika Patton.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The project pushed beyond academic theory, relying on low-power computing and low-resolution cameras to prove that AI could run efficiently even in constrained environments.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
10 Oct. 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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“Governed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/governed. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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