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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
Robert Lea, Space.com, 4 Nov. 2025
That means use will not be uniform nationwide and remains governed by state law and the terms of each agreement.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
That trade was governed by a treaty stipulating that the monkeys could be used strictly for biomedical research.
—Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
Tulane University said moving research animals is routine but governed by strict confidentiality agreements to protect the animals’ safety and the parties’ proprietary information.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2025
Yet something invisible governed their images.
—Will Tizard, Variety, 2 Nov. 2025
Their days are governed by lengthy procedures overseen by Mission Control, and by lists of items and their locations.
—Justin St. P. Walsh, The Conversation, 31 Oct. 2025
For many, its major draw is that it is not governed or issued by central banks or authorities.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 31 Oct. 2025
Afrikaners, who are descendants of primarily Dutch colonial settlers who arrived in South Africa in the 1600s, governed the country from 1948 to 1994 and imposed racial separation laws known as apartheid.
—Annika Neklason, Time, 30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
But done intelligently, archiving ensures that all data, whether active or dormant, remains accessible, governed and usable.
—Sean Nathaniel, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
To solve this conundrum and to discover if dark matter could be governed by a fifth, thus far unknown fundamental force, researchers from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) set about determining if dark matter falls into cosmic gravity wells on vast scales just as ordinary matter does.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 4 Nov. 2025
That means use will not be uniform nationwide and remains governed by state law and the terms of each agreement.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
That trade was governed by a treaty stipulating that the monkeys could be used strictly for biomedical research.
—Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
Tulane University said moving research animals is routine but governed by strict confidentiality agreements to protect the animals’ safety and the parties’ proprietary information.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2025
Yet something invisible governed their images.
—Will Tizard, Variety, 2 Nov. 2025
Their days are governed by lengthy procedures overseen by Mission Control, and by lists of items and their locations.
—Justin St. P. Walsh, The Conversation, 31 Oct. 2025
For many, its major draw is that it is not governed or issued by central banks or authorities.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 31 Oct. 2025
Afrikaners, who are descendants of primarily Dutch colonial settlers who arrived in South Africa in the 1600s, governed the country from 1948 to 1994 and imposed racial separation laws known as apartheid.
—Annika Neklason, Time, 30 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for governed
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This concentration of energy creates a tiny, controlled burn that interrupts the faulty circuit causing the tremor.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Oct. 2025
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One fire expert said officials should approach policy changes carefully because controlled burns are still critical to forest health.—
Brandon Loomis,
AZCentral.com,
15 July 2025
Verb
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The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner first ruled his death an apparent suicide.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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But the Florida Supreme Court in 2017 ruled the new law was unconstitutional, saying jury verdicts needed to be unanimous.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
7 Jan. 2026
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There’s a kind of social contract under which utilities operate essentially as monopolies to provide a public service and in exchange are regulated.—
Judith Kohler,
Denver Post,
7 Jan. 2026
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The devices measure pollutants regulated by the EPA, including nitrogen oxides, ozone and particulate matter from sources like gas turbines, factories and heavy traffic.—
Jack Armstrong,
Memphis Commercial Appeal,
6 Jan. 2026
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Unlike more public figures of the regime, Martín operated largely behind the scenes, embodying the financial-intelligence nexus that helped sustain the regime amid sanctions and economic collapse.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
6 Jan. 2026
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Roland Busch, President and CEO of Siemens AG, described the effort as a shift in how physical systems are designed and operated.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Jan. 2026
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Three City Hall employees reported that their wallets, which contained cash, credit cards, health savings account cards, and personal ID were stolen from their offices, per Boston Police reports.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
8 Jan. 2026
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The damage was largely contained to what firefighters call a wildland-urban interface fire, not a larger conflagration like the one developing in the Palisades.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Even amid some clunky exposition, Welcome to Derry has at least managed to offer compelling horror set pieces to keep heart rates up.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
10 Nov. 2025
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In Week 5, Matthew Stafford passed for 389 yards and three touchdowns, but the Rams converted on only four of 10 third downs, and after taking a 17-7 lead into halftime, managed only nine points in the final two quarters and overtime.—
Mike Jones,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Even more public-identifying figures on Letterboxd — like Sean Baker — have curbed their activity on the platform, and other stars like Ayo Edebiri (and now Williams) deleted their accounts entirely.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
8 Jan. 2026
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The 11 rookies — along with less-than 30 leaders like Bryce Young, Jaycee Horn and Derrick Brown — are a large reason why the Panthers curbed the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ four-year reign as NFC South champs.—
Mike Kaye
January 6,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Jan. 2026
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One group of suits is being supervised by Kuhl.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
7 Nov. 2025
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Laurie Orlando, who has supervised talent recruitment and strategy at CBS News for nearly a decade, is leaving the Paramount Skydance operation — the latest of the news division’s senior executives to exit as the parent company overhauls its operations under an iconoclastic new editor in chief.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Governed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/governed. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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