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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
By using pollen to reflect more of the energy, the camellia microgel regulates skin temperature, keeping it about 9 degrees Fahrenheit cooler for around 20 minutes.
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 4 Sep. 2025
Schultz, a medical doctor, has helped run the agency that regulates the county’s emergency medical care system for about six years.
—Tony Saavedra, Oc Register, 4 Sep. 2025
The measure also regulates commercial cannabis activity and levies a 5% federal excise tax on marijuana products, rising to 8% after five years.
—A.j. Herrington, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Scientists have identified a protein that acts as a kind of traffic controller for fat inside cells, revealing a mechanism that could help explain how the body regulates energy storage and why things go wrong in metabolic disease.
—New Atlas, 28 Aug. 2025
The Fed also supervises and regulates banks and their financial activities through a series of examinations, stress testing and corrective actions, and attempts to identify and mitigate systemic risks.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2025
Banking on xylitol The FDA approved xylitol as a food additive in 1963 and regulates it as a cosmetic ingredient.
—Arthur Allen, NBC news, 22 Aug. 2025
This mitigation was mandated by the Clean Water Act, which regulates filling and dumping in wetlands.
—Kyra Morris, The Atlantic, 22 Aug. 2025
Sweaty sleepers will also be glad to know that hemp naturally regulates temperature, not to mention lending itself exceptionally well to some fun in regards to colors.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2025
Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 4 Sep. 2025
Schultz, a medical doctor, has helped run the agency that regulates the county’s emergency medical care system for about six years.
—Tony Saavedra, Oc Register, 4 Sep. 2025
The measure also regulates commercial cannabis activity and levies a 5% federal excise tax on marijuana products, rising to 8% after five years.
—A.j. Herrington, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Scientists have identified a protein that acts as a kind of traffic controller for fat inside cells, revealing a mechanism that could help explain how the body regulates energy storage and why things go wrong in metabolic disease.
—New Atlas, 28 Aug. 2025
The Fed also supervises and regulates banks and their financial activities through a series of examinations, stress testing and corrective actions, and attempts to identify and mitigate systemic risks.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2025
Banking on xylitol The FDA approved xylitol as a food additive in 1963 and regulates it as a cosmetic ingredient.
—Arthur Allen, NBC news, 22 Aug. 2025
This mitigation was mandated by the Clean Water Act, which regulates filling and dumping in wetlands.
—Kyra Morris, The Atlantic, 22 Aug. 2025
Sweaty sleepers will also be glad to know that hemp naturally regulates temperature, not to mention lending itself exceptionally well to some fun in regards to colors.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for regulates
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The First 70 Years contains impeccable research and analysis, accompanied by fascinating photos of the sets, film crews, and casts.—
Michael Taube,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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The system contains unverified reports of side effects, including from patients, doctors and pharmacists.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
12 Sep. 2025
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In this photo, mama, who liked posing for the camera, supervises her litter of kittens.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Cucinelli supervises the company’s image and communication, especially through social platforms, and has greatly contributed to reach out to the younger generations.—
WWD Staff,
Footwear News,
8 Sep. 2025
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Uniquely, Google controls both its hardware and software, unlike all other Android OEMs including Samsung, the largest of them all.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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History is also on their side because the party that controls the White House has nearly always lost House seats in the midterm elections going back to 1938.—
W. James Antle III,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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The film operates under the Primetime banner, neurodivergent actor-producer Victoria Emslie’s platform dedicated to amplifying underrepresented voices across disability, gender, global majority and sexuality spectrums.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
9 Sep. 2025
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Build a team that operates without you.—
Guy Peixoto,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The Kansas City Election Board, which oversees voting within Kansas City limits, will receive about $900,000 from the general fund in the Jackson County budget about three weeks before the election, Ealom and KCEB Republican Director Shawn Kieffer said.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
10 Sep. 2025
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Newell oversees no annual fund-raising pushes, leads no searches for public money or corporate underwriting grants.—
Christopher Smith,
Oc Register,
10 Sep. 2025
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The strategy keeps more resources available in the short term than if the buyer had paid for the home in full up front.—
Mike Sando,
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025
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The elevated surface also keeps your pet off the ground, which can be ideal for keeping them clean while outside.—
Rachel Trujillo,
PEOPLE,
10 Sep. 2025
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After an initial jam session to determine musical abilities and interests, participants are paired up and assigned to a counselor who manages their activities for the week.—
Jim Clash,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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In August 2023, Perez – a tourism official who manages the island’s biggest concert venue, the Coliseo – got a phone call from two producers for Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, the genre-bending Puerto Rican rapper, singer, actor and occasional professional wrestler better known as Bad Bunny.—
Max Saltman,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
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An 1878 law known as the Posse Comitatus Act generally restrains the use of the military for such purposes.—
Margaret Talbot,
New Yorker,
17 Aug. 2025
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In the footage, a Border Patrol agent is shown holding one man with his forearm across a man’s neck – and later, an FHP officer restrains the man who is tased, grabbing him around the neck area while the man is doubled down.—
Syra Ortiz-Blanes,
Miami Herald,
9 Aug. 2025
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“Regulates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regulates. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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