as in to regulate
to make changes to (something) in order to keep a desirable balance, proportion, etc.
He takes insulin to modulate his blood sugar levels. She kept talking during the performance, making no effort to modulate her voice.
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Recent Examples of modulate
By helping to modulate this response, ginger supports your body's defenses.
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Lauren Manaker, SELF, 17 Feb. 2026
But these are still non-modifiable, so most people will still depend on modulating their environment to achieve peak longevity, at least for now.
—Gilberto Lopes, STAT, 12 Feb. 2026
Its main tool is its ability to raise and lower interest rates, modulating the pace of economic growth to keep unemployment low and inflation steady.
—Binyamin Appelbaum, Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2026
The outcome was InstaGLO, a proprietary alloy and control stack using algorithms to modulate heat in real time.
—Lilian Raji, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
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Lauren Manaker, SELF, 17 Feb. 2026
But these are still non-modifiable, so most people will still depend on modulating their environment to achieve peak longevity, at least for now.
—Gilberto Lopes, STAT, 12 Feb. 2026
Its main tool is its ability to raise and lower interest rates, modulating the pace of economic growth to keep unemployment low and inflation steady.
—Binyamin Appelbaum, Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2026
The outcome was InstaGLO, a proprietary alloy and control stack using algorithms to modulate heat in real time.
—Lilian Raji, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
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The state regulates 132 dams across Hawaii, most of them built as part of irrigation systems for the sugar cane industry, according to a 2019 infrastructure report by the American Society of Civil Engineers.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
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If DeSantis signs the bill into law, a Florida statute that regulates private investigative services, private security services and repossession services would be amended to open the door for unpaid volunteers to protect religious institutions with their own firearms.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
21 Mar. 2026
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In South Korea, all able-bodied men between the ages of 18 and 28 must serve between 18 to 21 months in the military or social service, though the law was adjusted in 2020, allowing the K-pop stars to delay their service until age 30.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
20 Mar. 2026
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Instead of relying on chaotic structural changes, this new device regulates electricity by simply adjusting an energy barrier at the material’s interface.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Mar. 2026
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There are certainly areas for all parties to improve, Hernandez said.—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
23 Mar. 2026
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Still, in regions where the most robust legal protections and protective programs have been put into place, female farmworkers say things have started to improve.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Modulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/modulate. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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