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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 supervised
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
In Brazil, methanol commerce is regulated by the government, restricted to industrial uses such as biodiesel production, solvents, and laboratory applications.
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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
National banks, for example, are regulated by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s Customer Assistance Group.
—Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Oct. 2025
Board chair Jim Gibson, who is also a Clark County commissioner, agreed the project is appropriately regulated.
—Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica, 10 Oct. 2025
Big gains, and big losses Cryptocurrencies, which are decentralized and therefore not regulated by central authorities like governments, have their critics and prices are notoriously volatile.
—Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025
Chief Justice John Roberts appeared similarly skeptical of the Colorado law, and of Stevenson’s arguments that counselors’ speech should be regulated as professional conduct.
—Samantha Riedel, Them., 8 Oct. 2025
The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals previously ruled that Chiles’s therapy taking the form of speech is incidental and that what is really being regulated is her professional conduct.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 7 Oct. 2025
Despite the sport’s reputation as dangerous, Bridge Day is tightly regulated, with multiple safety inspections.
—Taryn Shorr-McKee, Travel + Leisure, 7 Oct. 2025
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
National banks, for example, are regulated by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s Customer Assistance Group.
—Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Oct. 2025
Board chair Jim Gibson, who is also a Clark County commissioner, agreed the project is appropriately regulated.
—Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica, 10 Oct. 2025
Big gains, and big losses Cryptocurrencies, which are decentralized and therefore not regulated by central authorities like governments, have their critics and prices are notoriously volatile.
—Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025
Chief Justice John Roberts appeared similarly skeptical of the Colorado law, and of Stevenson’s arguments that counselors’ speech should be regulated as professional conduct.
—Samantha Riedel, Them., 8 Oct. 2025
The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals previously ruled that Chiles’s therapy taking the form of speech is incidental and that what is really being regulated is her professional conduct.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 7 Oct. 2025
Despite the sport’s reputation as dangerous, Bridge Day is tightly regulated, with multiple safety inspections.
—Taryn Shorr-McKee, Travel + Leisure, 7 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for regulated
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The bombers remained in a part of Venezuela’s flight information region, or FIR, that is international airspace, but controlled by the country’s aviation authority.—
Natasha Bertrand,
CNN Money,
19 Oct. 2025
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Minnesota controlled the play on that man advantage and on a second one a short time later, but failed to double the lead.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
19 Oct. 2025
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Exantus was previously permitted to be supervised in Florida upon his release from prison in accordance with an interstate compact, Hall said.—
Leo Bertucci,
Louisville Courier Journal,
10 Oct. 2025
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The Inheritance Games television series will be supervised by Temple Hill executive Annika Patton.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
10 Oct. 2025
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The electrolyte surrounding the negative electrode contained glucose and active riboflavin, while the positive side used either potassium ferricyanide or oxygen.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, British sportswear brand Lonsdale’s blocky logo on T-shirts unintentionally contained a Nazi reference.—
Steve Salter,
CNN Money,
15 Oct. 2025
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Emirates confirmed to Reuters that its plane was leased from and operated by ACT Airlines, a Turkish carrier that provides extra cargo capacity to major airlines.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
20 Oct. 2025
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In September the duo linked up with the Santa Eulalia boutique in Barcelona, which has operated a tailor’s workshop since 1843 in addition to a multibrand luxury boutique, to debut a sartorial lineup.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
20 Oct. 2025
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Britain has in recent months been hit by US tariffs targeting key export sectors and now faces the prospect of its steel sales to the EU — a major market — being curbed.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
8 Oct. 2025
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Hamas' top leadership has been assassinated, its fighting capacity severely curbed in Gaza.—
Emily Feng,
NPR,
7 Oct. 2025
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Pastrnak managed to just slip it between the near post and Vanecek for his third goal of the year.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
20 Oct. 2025
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The prescribed fire has been burning on federal land managed by the United States Forest Service for three days.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
19 Oct. 2025
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Yes, if your lease states that a fine will be charged for windows that are kept open during the winter.—
Tamia Fowlkes,
jsonline.com,
20 Oct. 2025
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Potted hardy hibiscus can be overwintered indoors and kept at 55ºF with three hours of direct full sunlight a day.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
20 Oct. 2025
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Plus, filing complaints with the Department of Homeland Security was likely to go nowhere because the office that once handled them had been dismantled.—
J. David McSwane,
ProPublica,
18 Oct. 2025
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Democrats say health care protections must be preserved, while Republicans say funding and policy should be handled separately.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Regulated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regulated. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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