regulates

verb

present tense third-person singular of regulate
1
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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2
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 The Federal Aviation Administration regulates the airspace, and drone owners are responsible for knowing and abiding by those restrictions. — Kelly O'Donnell, NBC news, 5 July 2026 The Clean Air Act is the federal law that regulates air emissions from stationary and mobile sources and governs air pollution. — Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 3 July 2026 When a company recalls or removes the product, they are required to report their reasoning to the government agency that regulates them. — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026 Federal campaign finance law regulates political parties in a variety of ways. — John J. Martin, The Conversation, 30 June 2026 Layered moisture management technology regulates temperature and wicks away moisture, and down alternative gives it just the right plushness for your preference in soft, medium, and firm varieties. — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 26 June 2026 The law regulates the use and sale of pesticides and sets a uniform framework for labeling of the chemicals. — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 25 June 2026 The Oklahoma Corporation Commission, which regulates the state’s utilities, doesn’t keep those records. — Chloe Bennett-Steele, StateImpact, 25 June 2026 The move by the Bar Standards Board, which regulates lawyers practicing in England and Wales, is the latest challenge Khan is facing. — ABC News, 19 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for regulates
  1. contains
  2. supervises
  3. controls
  4. operates
  5. keeps
  6. oversees
  7. restrains
  8. manages
Verb
  • Ify’s box contains a fake $100 bill, but Catherine decides to keep her box.
    — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 14 July 2026
  • Their saliva contains a sugar molecule found in mammalian products that, when introduced to us through their bite, can trigger an allergy to red meat and sometimes dairy.
    — Meg Tirrell, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
Definition of contains
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  • David Smith, who supervises the district’s aedes crew, said his team has received an increasing number of service requests for day-biting mosquitoes within the neighborhood.
    — Alula Alderson, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2026
  • View on Spotify Randall Poster, Air Mail’s Music Editor, supervises the music in movies.
    — Air Mail, Air Mail, 4 July 2026
Definition of supervises
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  • Unlike conventional infrared systems that rely on bulky mechanical components to change focus, the new design controls light electronically at the level of individual microscopic pixels.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 13 July 2026
  • Government departments and businesses can keep using Amazon or Microsoft cloud infrastructure—but Valarian’s layer controls exactly what data leaves, who touches it, and when.
    — Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 13 July 2026
Definition of controls
Verb
  • The local federation operates a number of programs directly and supports a wide range of education, cultural, religious and security initiatives meant to strengthen the Jewish community.
    — Andrew Lapin, Sun Sentinel, 13 July 2026
  • Gran Grif operates in the country’s heartland, where dozens of houses were looted and burned and during a predawn assault in March in the town of Jean-Denis in the Lower Artibonite region.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 13 July 2026
Definition of operates
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  • Investing in our students and young professionals keeps homegrown talent in our state, creating positive educational and career outcomes, and driving our local economy.
    — Sivan Hines, Hartford Courant, 9 July 2026
  • The state law enacted in 2021, generally keeps records from those investigations confidential.
    — Ben Wheeler July 9, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2026
Definition of keeps
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  • This 12-jurist body oversees the activities of Iran’s parliament, determining if laws passed are compatible with sharia and can demand that legislation be revised.
    — Xiaoqian Lin, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
  • The Alamo Trust, the nonprofit organization that oversees the Alamo Mission, announced the discovery on June 16.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026
Definition of oversees
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of restrains
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  • The robot manages it in under a second, using 8 to 10 wingbeats, but only within a narrow set of conditions.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 13 July 2026
  • Of the processes Auger manages at Fanatics, 85 percent of the decisions occur autonomously, Clark told Geekwire.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 13 July 2026
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