Thesaurus results for REGULATIONS

regulations

noun

plural of regulation

as in rules

a statement spelling out the proper procedure or conduct for an activity it's against community regulations to leave your trash on the curb for more than two days

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as in operations

the act or activity of looking after and making decisions about something the owner seldom visited the plant and did not take an active part in the regulation of the company

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as in oversights

the duty or function of watching or guarding for the sake of proper direction or control the regulation of the soccer team was left entirely to the head coach and her assistants

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Recent Examples of regulations Their startup, known as Uber, initially clawed its way to success with a growth-at-all-costs strategy that sometimes involved operating without municipal consent, ignoring court orders and clashing with local regulations. —

Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2026 The Commodity Futures Trading Commission and six states across the country are in lawsuits over who has the jurisdiction to develop regulations on event contracts. —

Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 22 May 2026 The administration first proposed penalizing states with AI safety regulations without any federal substitute. —

Sam Liccardo, Washington Post, 22 May 2026 Meanwhile, OpenAI is making a push to enact regulations at the state level — and, according to people with knowledge of the matter, the White House has given the company a green light to pursue that strategy, despite an earlier executive order threatening states that pass unwelcome AI regulation. —

Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 22 May 2026 Chevron and the state have been in a tense relationship for years; Chevron moved its headquarters out of California in 2024 after complaining about state and local regulations, and is currently buying oil shipped through an offshore pipeline that California has attempted to keep shut down. —

Camila Domonoske, NPR, 22 May 2026 The court concluded that in light of recent legislation passed by Congress last year that codified the regulations, the restrictions cannot be challenged, at least not via the legal route that the lawsuit had relied on. —

Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026 Other states have settled complaints with the company and instituted tighter regulations. —

Mirtha Donastorg, AJC.com, 22 May 2026 During rookie minicamp weekend, Chiefs head coach Andy Reid noted that the club might need to be careful with Mahomes’ usage during OTAs due to NFL roster regulations. —

Pete Sweeney may 22, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2026

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Noun

Golf’s elite spaces and long-standing rules don’t always make room for those who don’t abide by norms.

— Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 18 May 2026
The piece suggests that for many voters, especially Democrats and left-leaning independents, candidate choice is being driven less by enthusiasm than by anxiety over the rules of the state’s top-two primary.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2026