1
as in to control
to keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression)
you would be well advised to regulate your enthusiasm for the venture and pause to consider the risk involved
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2
as in to manage
to look after and make decisions about
the government agency that regulates the nuclear power industry in this country
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Recent Examples of regulate
The schedules are then punctuated with costlier Canadian content, which networks are regulated to do under current Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) rules.
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Amber Dowling, Variety, 13 June 2025
Same thing is absolutely true with Airbnb, which is not a hotel service – hotels are heavily regulated.
—Liam McBain, NPR, 13 June 2025
The for-profit oversight body is tasked with regulating NIL payments to college athletes.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 13 June 2025
Starting in the 1960s, many states began regulating the hunting of mountain lions.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 June 2025
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Amber Dowling, Variety, 13 June 2025
Same thing is absolutely true with Airbnb, which is not a hotel service – hotels are heavily regulated.
—Liam McBain, NPR, 13 June 2025
The for-profit oversight body is tasked with regulating NIL payments to college athletes.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 13 June 2025
Starting in the 1960s, many states began regulating the hunting of mountain lions.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for regulate
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The number of apartments built there is controlled by the state’s density bonus law, which allows projects that include affordable housing to include more units than permitted under local zoning laws.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 June 2025
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Ukraine currently controls only a fraction of Kursk.—
Joanna Kakissis,
NPR,
16 June 2025
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Kieran manages to survive, and Sean is finally held accountable and arrested for the deaths of Gabby Birch and Bronte Laidler.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Now managed by the National Trust, the estate is open to the public, allowing visitors to step inside and experience firsthand the setting of one of literature’s most enduring love stories.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
10 June 2025
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After new growth is visible on kangaroo paws, fertilize with any complete fertilizer (containing N-P-K, an abbreviation for nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium).—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
19 June 2025
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The Singaporean government said servers potentially containing AI-powering Nvidia chips shipped from the United States to Singapore had ended up in Malaysia, but that their final destination was unknown.—
AFP,
Fortune,
19 June 2025
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Kim also supervised test-firings of missiles from the destroyer afterward, and state media said the ship was expected to enter active duty early next year.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 June 2025
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These patients were split into two groups: one followed a structured exercise program supervised by a physiotherapist or kinesiologist, and the other received educational materials promoting physical activity and healthy eating, according to a press statement.—
Jack Knudson,
Discover Magazine,
3 June 2025
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But the Malian army and Russian mercenaries struggled to curb violence in the country and have both been accused of targeting civilians.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 June 2025
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Citi Bike has agreed to curb the speed at which its e-bikes can go at 15 miles per hour — a move that came in response to a service suspension threat from Mayor Adams’ administration.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
6 June 2025
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Global Guardian carries out security assessments for Fortune 1000 clients operating in dangerous regions and conducts evacuations from hot spots worldwide.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
15 June 2025
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Meta Might Repeat Facebook Failures Meta, then operating as Facebook, already attempted to launch of a native stablecoin in 2019 via the Libra project which was subsequently rebranded as Diem.—
Sean Stein Smith,
Forbes.com,
15 June 2025
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Wohlwend, smiling at times from the courtroom well, was among the staffers who restrained Max face down for nearly two hours in November 2018 after the boy spat at another classmate, according to a lawsuit filed on behalf of Max’s family following his death.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
17 June 2025
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Officers restrained Padilla and put him on the ground.—
Joey Cappelletti,
Chicago Tribune,
17 June 2025
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A week later, Qasem Hassan learned that the School for Continuing Medical Education in Family Medicine, which oversaw the ethics course, had received a letter from several residents in the class.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
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Eventually the archipelago was divided, with the western islands becoming the independent nation of Samoa and the eastern ones becoming American Samoa, overseen by the Navy.—
Mark Thiessen,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2025
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“Regulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regulate. Accessed 22 Jun. 2025.
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