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.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for regulator
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The optimization controller updates in under one millisecond, allowing the robot to respond in real time.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Mar. 2026
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And Chinese companies like ESTUN and Inovance are emerging as dominant players in controllers, which essentially serve as a robot’s brain.—
Eric Schmidt,
Time,
3 Mar. 2026
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Because the diagnosis was so unusual, zoo staff examined the bodies of 64 free-ranging roof rats that had either been euthanized in the course of regular pest control or found dead on the property.—
Susanne Rust
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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These adjustments, referred to as population controls, are likely to show steep downward revisions to both population and labor-force levels – largely reflecting reduced immigration.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Regulator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regulator. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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