Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for policed
Verb
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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 -
Harmful substances, such as alcohol and narcotics, are typically regulated and controlled.—
Paul Solotaroff,
Rolling Stone,
12 Oct. 2025
Verb
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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
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Port allocations aren’t governed by the kind of federal rules that regulate airport dollars.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Its sale is legal but strictly controlled, and every transaction must be registered.—
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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Morgan Wyatt, an educator with the Hunt Family Nature Center in Springdale, operated by Game and Fish, will lead the trip.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Oct. 2025
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It can be operated by a team of just two individuals, one Hadrian operator and a telehandler operator.—
Abhishek Bhardwaj,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Oct. 2025
Verb
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His brother Gal, managed to escape.—
Itay Stern,
NPR,
13 Oct. 2025
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As of Sunday afternoon, the fire crew managed to contain 25% of the wildfire.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
13 Oct. 2025
Verb
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An investigation was conducted, but Creech said he was not asked for a statement.—
Dalia Faheid,
CNN Money,
12 Oct. 2025
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The poll was conducted by KFF, the nonpartisan health research organization.—
NPR,
NPR,
12 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Written and directed by Rel Dowdell, Train Ride unfolds on the campus of Cheyney University, the nation’s oldest historically Black college.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
16 Oct. 2025
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Anderson was referring to Anemone in his email, which is directed by Day-Lewis’s son, Ronan.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The Chiefs opened the third quarter at their own 19-yard line, but Mahomes guided the offense with chunk gains to five different pass-catchers during an eight-play touchdown drive that took less than four minutes.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
13 Oct. 2025
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After a pair of 7-6 seasons to start his time in Happy Valley, Franklin guided the Nittany Lions to 11 wins and a Big Ten championship win in 2016 before Penn State lost to USC in the Rose Bowl.—
Chris Vannini,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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“Policed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/policed. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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