Thesaurus results for REGULATOR

regulator

noun

ˈre-gyə-ˌlā-tər

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 The curse of scale is hardly a fear of Coplan, a 27-year-old New York University dropout who traded cryptocurrencies as a teenager and launched Polymarket without the blessing of any regulators. —

Bobby Allyn, NPR, 6 Mar. 2026 Newsom told regulators in 2021 to stop issuing fracking permits and phase out oil extraction by 2045. —

Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026 But instead of helping the Postal Service, Steiner said regulators and Congress have imposed costly mandates. —

Susan Haigh, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026 The nation’s controversial top vaccine regulator is leaving his job at the end of April, federal health officials said Friday. —

Rachel Roubein, Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for regulator

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But the project’s creators say the pad is meant to reach beyond the rhythm-gamers, connecting via Bluetooth to be used as a standard controller, which means it can be used with a wide range of titles on smartphones, tablets, smart TVs and computers.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 10 Mar. 2026
Apple isn't specifying what changes were made—likely a combination of a wider-bandwidth controller, faster NAND flash for lower latency, and platform-level improvements introduced with the M5-series chips—but the company does claim up to two-times-faster SSD performance.

— Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 9 Mar. 2026