1
as in controlled
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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as in operated
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 regulated
How was fishing being regulated before this new system was put in place?
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Dan Morrison, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
His lab also made a key discovery about how genes get regulated.
—Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 7 Nov. 2025
Until that gap is addressed, testosterone for women remains a gray area—legally permissible, but inconsistently regulated.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 6 Nov. 2025
Glucose tolerance tests show that blood sugar was better regulated, too.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
Because supplements aren’t regulated by the Food and Drug Administration, doses and purity can vary widely among brands.
—Erika Edwards, NBC news, 3 Nov. 2025
Unlike prescription drugs, supplements aren’t tightly regulated by the FDA.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2025
Electric and natural gas companies are usually regulated by the state and can be told not to shut people off while the state waits to receive its share of the LIHEAP money, Wolfe said.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 2 Nov. 2025
Currently, our gaming regulators are state-based, and there is no uniform criteria for how any of this should be monitored or regulated across the country.
—David Hill, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025
Dan Morrison, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
His lab also made a key discovery about how genes get regulated.
—Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 7 Nov. 2025
Until that gap is addressed, testosterone for women remains a gray area—legally permissible, but inconsistently regulated.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 6 Nov. 2025
Glucose tolerance tests show that blood sugar was better regulated, too.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
Because supplements aren’t regulated by the Food and Drug Administration, doses and purity can vary widely among brands.
—Erika Edwards, NBC news, 3 Nov. 2025
Unlike prescription drugs, supplements aren’t tightly regulated by the FDA.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2025
Electric and natural gas companies are usually regulated by the state and can be told not to shut people off while the state waits to receive its share of the LIHEAP money, Wolfe said.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 2 Nov. 2025
Currently, our gaming regulators are state-based, and there is no uniform criteria for how any of this should be monitored or regulated across the country.
—David Hill, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for regulated
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Through the integration with Tactical Assault Kit software, the team remotely controlled multiple unmanned ground and surface units across a large, 50-square-mile operational area.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Nov. 2025
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Staff shortages have led to flow control programs to keep flights safe in other areas, too, like the airspace controlled by Jacksonville Center.—
David Ferrara,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
9 Nov. 2025
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The installation, operated by Circus and powered by the company’s proprietary AI software platform, marks a significant milestone for both retail automation and food service automation.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Nov. 2025
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FanDuel Sports Network is operated by Main Street Sports Group.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
10 Nov. 2025
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As of Wednesday afternoon, the fire has been fully contained.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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The blaze is now contained, but a shelter-in-place order remains in effect for the area around the airport.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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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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While lawmakers in Tallahassee have since passed sweeping tort reform that significantly curbed litigation in the state, homeowners in Florida still pay some of the highest home insurance premiums in the country.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Some Republicans dismiss projections that ACA premiums will more than double without the subsidies, calling them exaggerated and arguing the law has fueled fraud and abuse that must be curbed.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
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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
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Johnson has kept the House out of session since mid-September after Republicans passed a bill to continue government funding.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
11 Nov. 2025
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After winning 3-0 at home to Leeds United last weekend, Sunday’s result marked the first time that Brighton had kept consecutive Premier League clean sheets since February.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
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The Steelers are coming off a 27-20 victory over the Indianapolis Colts, a team that handled the Chargers with relative ease, 38-24, in Week 7.—
Elliott Teaford,
Oc Register,
8 Nov. 2025
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The interiors are handled with more finesse.—
Tribune News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Nov. 2025
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