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as in contains
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 supervises
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 regulates
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine engineered the harmless eye-dwelling microbe Corynebacterium mastitidis to secrete interleukin-10 (IL-10), a protein that regulates inflammation and supports wound healing.
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Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 16 June 2026
How the Living Eye Drops Work The Pitt team engineered Corynebacterium mastitidis, a benign microbe that already resides under the eyelid, to continuously secrete interleukin-10 (IL-10), a small protein that regulates inflammation.
—Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 16 June 2026
Calvo, who is often chaufferred by a police escort but was driving himself on Sunday, also received a second citation under the Florida Statute that regulates the use of emergency and colored lights on vehicles.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 15 June 2026
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission legally regulates both prediction sites.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 14 June 2026
The hypothalamus is the part of the brain that regulates appetite through different groups of neurons, including pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC) neurons that control satiety.
—Isabella Backman, Hartford Courant, 12 June 2026
The gut produces serotonin, a brain chemical that regulates mood and sleep.
—Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 11 June 2026
The victor in November will head up an agency that regulates the home, auto and healthcare policies offered to Californians.
—Haley Parsley
june 10, Sacbee.com, 10 June 2026
However, some people with diabetes also have kidney disease, which can affect how the body regulates potassium.
—Brianna Tobritzhofer, Health, 4 June 2026
Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 16 June 2026
How the Living Eye Drops Work The Pitt team engineered Corynebacterium mastitidis, a benign microbe that already resides under the eyelid, to continuously secrete interleukin-10 (IL-10), a small protein that regulates inflammation.
—Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 16 June 2026
Calvo, who is often chaufferred by a police escort but was driving himself on Sunday, also received a second citation under the Florida Statute that regulates the use of emergency and colored lights on vehicles.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 15 June 2026
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission legally regulates both prediction sites.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 14 June 2026
The hypothalamus is the part of the brain that regulates appetite through different groups of neurons, including pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC) neurons that control satiety.
—Isabella Backman, Hartford Courant, 12 June 2026
The gut produces serotonin, a brain chemical that regulates mood and sleep.
—Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 11 June 2026
The victor in November will head up an agency that regulates the home, auto and healthcare policies offered to Californians.
—Haley Parsley
june 10, Sacbee.com, 10 June 2026
However, some people with diabetes also have kidney disease, which can affect how the body regulates potassium.
—Brianna Tobritzhofer, Health, 4 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for regulates
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It is widely accepted that a teaspoon of productive soil generally contains between 100 million and one billion bacteria, thus the name and rallying cry of the Forum.—
Louise Schiavone,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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The final film contains 82 minutes of score.—
Jon Burlingame,
Variety,
14 June 2026
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Milshtein previously served as adviser to COGAT, which supervises civilian policy in the West Bank and in the Gaza Strip.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
19 May 2026
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As chief of patrol, Hein supervises the most visible aspects of the Police Department that define its image in the minds of most Chicagoans, including emergency response, crisis intervention, traffic control, routine patrol and community policing efforts.—
Caroline Kubzansky,
Chicago Tribune,
16 May 2026
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Whoever controls those constraints—chips, electricity, grid capacity, and digital infrastructure—will have disproportionate influence over global growth.—
Ken Silverstein,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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Elon Musk, the world’s richest man and now first-ever trillionaire, controls a lot of different businesses.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2026
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The company also operates skydiving companies out of Indianapolis and Rock County, Wisconsin.—
Ben Wheeler,
Kansas City Star,
15 June 2026
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Those economics become even more challenging because publishing still operates on a returns system that dates back to the Great Depression.—
Josh Rivera,
USA Today,
14 June 2026
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Pace’s pass-rush potential keeps him in the fold, but Flores prefers not to play him on passing downs.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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The microbe lives under the eyelid and keeps producing the anti-inflammatory protein over time.—
Samantha Agate,
Kansas City Star,
16 June 2026
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The Commission for Independent Education, a division of the Florida Department of Education that oversees unaccredited colleges like Carleen, voted to close the entire school, which also offered other programs.—
Annie Martin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 June 2026
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Progetto 11 also clarifies that Coperni is controlled by two entities, Coperni UK Limited, which holds the license with Tomorrow, and Coperni SAS, a French operating company that oversees day-to-day operations.—
Joe Bobowicz,
Vogue,
17 June 2026
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Remarkably, state law also severely restrains cities and counties from setting their own regulations, giving local leaders little sway over local gun policies.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
17 June 2026
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The result is an economic model that favors producers, restrains consumers, and floods international markets with supercheap exports, including steel, solar panels, and electric vehicles.—
Michael Schuman,
The Atlantic,
3 June 2026
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In July, a few dozen more parking spaces will be added to the Shoreline Amphitheater parking lot, bringing the total to about 200 spaces the nonprofit manages.—
Sharon Chin,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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For example, our company manages 45,000 hectares of eucalyptus forest.—
Flavio Maluf,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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“Regulates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regulates. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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