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as in controlling
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 supervising
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 regulating
Others might be drawn to and find scented products regulating.
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Sara Rowe Mount, Parents, 3 Feb. 2026
What concerns us is adding new state‑level uncertainty to an already-evolving federal process in ways that risk regulating features never meant to fall under wetlands law.
—Chicago Tribune, 1 Feb. 2026
Finance professors rarely research NFL officiating, but the authors’ interest in regulatory capture—when regulators are corrupted by the entities they’re supposed to be regulating—led them to a trove of useful data.
—Emil Steiner, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Such powerful fields can significantly influence how gas moves, cools, and eventually forms new stars, while also regulating how galaxies lose material to their surroundings.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Alter Your Diet Healthy kidneys usually maintain the body’s fluid balance by regulating levels of sodium and other minerals.
—Carrie Madormo, Health, 30 Jan. 2026
Idaho has already passed laws regulating AI use in the state.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 29 Jan. 2026
Oklahoma lawmakers have introduced several bills in advance of the 2026 legislative session aimed at regulating the use of artificial intelligence in political advertising, public policy and placing limits on AI usage for children.
—Dylan Goforth, The Frontier, 28 Jan. 2026
The website says that some states have laws that prohibit driving with snow on your car, or have laws regulating it.
—CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
Sara Rowe Mount, Parents, 3 Feb. 2026
What concerns us is adding new state‑level uncertainty to an already-evolving federal process in ways that risk regulating features never meant to fall under wetlands law.
—Chicago Tribune, 1 Feb. 2026
Finance professors rarely research NFL officiating, but the authors’ interest in regulatory capture—when regulators are corrupted by the entities they’re supposed to be regulating—led them to a trove of useful data.
—Emil Steiner, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Such powerful fields can significantly influence how gas moves, cools, and eventually forms new stars, while also regulating how galaxies lose material to their surroundings.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Alter Your Diet Healthy kidneys usually maintain the body’s fluid balance by regulating levels of sodium and other minerals.
—Carrie Madormo, Health, 30 Jan. 2026
Idaho has already passed laws regulating AI use in the state.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 29 Jan. 2026
Oklahoma lawmakers have introduced several bills in advance of the 2026 legislative session aimed at regulating the use of artificial intelligence in political advertising, public policy and placing limits on AI usage for children.
—Dylan Goforth, The Frontier, 28 Jan. 2026
The website says that some states have laws that prohibit driving with snow on your car, or have laws regulating it.
—CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for regulating
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Founded by Roth together with MCT, The Horror Section’s mission is to super-serve genre fans by owning and controlling a premium intellectual property library of unhinged films, TV series and games, in addition to a podcast and curating horror-centric experiences.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
6 Feb. 2026
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Diehard fans, Mastromartino said, can alleviate the emotional stress accompanying a loss by controlling their viewing environment.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
6 Feb. 2026
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As a producer, executive producer or supervising producer, Keller’s credits include 24 episodes of The Pretender, Boomtown, 17 episodes of Blue Bloods and the 2017 documentary King Cohen.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
6 Feb. 2026
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Additionally, Dropout staffer Ebony Elaine Hardin has been promoted from supervising producer to director of production.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
3 Feb. 2026
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The plaintiffs argued that the surge was not genuinely aimed at curbing immigration violations, but was designed instead to coerce the cities and the state into participating in federal immigration enforcement, a violation of the 10th Amendment.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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For instance, the tool’s training data draw largely from bulk tissue datasets, curbing its reliability in rare cell types or specific developmental stages, notes Christina Leslie, a computational biologist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.—
Elie Dolgin,
IEEE Spectrum,
4 Feb. 2026
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The 30-year-old star, born Austin Richard Post, was born in New York but moved to Grapevine at 9 years old after Malone’s father, Rich Post, took a job managing concessions for the Dallas Cowboys.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Feb. 2026
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He's considered a great in-game coach, who creates advantages in the margins, like on substitution patterns and managing the clock.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
8 Feb. 2026
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At the same time, a salty liquid containing calcium chloride (a salt often used to de-ice roads) is pumped through the regenerator, which carries the heat away and ejects it to the surroundings on exit.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
5 Feb. 2026
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The National Institutes of Health reports that oregano oil repels bedbugs more effectively than commercial insecticides containing DEET.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Feb. 2026
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In a June 2025 memo to Health Care Agency Director Veronica Kelley, Sabet noted that county staff failed to report its suspicions of abuse by 360 Clinic to the compliance office and fell short in overseeing the county’s $5 million contract with the vendor.—
Tony Saavedra,
Oc Register,
7 Feb. 2026
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Because the state’s early learning system is still fragmented with multiple agencies overseeing these programs, state leaders are looking for solutions to improve performane.—
Lina Ruiz,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Feb. 2026
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The ongoing war in Ukraine is keeping most Russian athletes out of the competition.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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There are also organisations such as the Manchester Munich Memorial Foundation, which does so much good in keeping the memory alive and raising money to support good causes both in Manchester and Munich.—
Andy Mitten,
New York Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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The only other blemish was a lighter operating margin, resulting in a miss on operating income.—
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CNBC,
5 Feb. 2026
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The cost of launching satellites to space is coming down just as the costs of building and operating AI data centers on earth are rising.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Regulating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regulating. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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