as in controller
a mechanism for adjusting the operation of a device, machine, or system
the voltage regulator will make sure your car's alternator gets the right amount of electricity
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Recent Examples of regulator
Currently, our gaming regulators are state-based, and there is no uniform criteria for how any of this should be monitored or regulated across the country.
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David Hill, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025
And if federal regulators deem aluminum unsafe as a vaccine ingredient, vaccine makers would have to develop and test alternatives, a process that could take years.
—NPR, 31 Oct. 2025
The regulator’s operations are currently suspended due to the government shutdown.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 31 Oct. 2025
Departments that gained more than 200 positions between 2020 and 2025 include Fire Rescue, Transportation and Public Works, Parks, and Regulatory and Economic Resources, home to building inspectors, zoning administrators and environmental regulators.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2025
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David Hill, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025
And if federal regulators deem aluminum unsafe as a vaccine ingredient, vaccine makers would have to develop and test alternatives, a process that could take years.
—NPR, 31 Oct. 2025
The regulator’s operations are currently suspended due to the government shutdown.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 31 Oct. 2025
Departments that gained more than 200 positions between 2020 and 2025 include Fire Rescue, Transportation and Public Works, Parks, and Regulatory and Economic Resources, home to building inspectors, zoning administrators and environmental regulators.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for regulator
Noun
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Drone operators often work close to the frontlines, sometimes within 250 meters (820 feet), guiding their machines with computer screens and controllers.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Nov. 2025
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The alterations can include rerouting planes or delaying flights when there are not enough controllers to handle the normal workload.—
Aaron Cooper,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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On the table before the two leaders, who met at Busan’s Gimhae Air Base, were a range of thorny issues including tariffs, China’s sweeping export controls on rare earths, US restrictions on Chinese access to American high-tech, and China’s role in the illicit fentanyl trade.—
Betsy Klein,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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Narrative has a seemingly relentless, ungovernable momentum, but humans retain a control over war stories that does not extend to war itself.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Regulator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regulator. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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