as in controllers
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 regulators
Daniel Costa, an attorney and director of immigration with the think tank the Economic Policy Institute, has called on Congress to boost the division’s funding to allow its regulators to conduct more proactive investigations.
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Max Blau, ProPublica, 16 Sep. 2025
State tax officials and other regulators would get new powers to crack down on these products.
—Dario Sabaghi, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Montana utility regulators this month turned down a petition from environmentalists who wanted climate change considertions to play a bigger role in state Public Service Commission decisions.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2025
New York — On an already head-spinning day of news for businesses and investors, the president lobbed a social media post into the mix that casually suggested regulators upend a fixture of Corporate American life for the past half-century.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern are trying to get their megamerger approved by regulators.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
With more passengers than ever traveling with electronic devices, airlines and regulators are increasingly taking measures to mitigate against the risks.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
Attorneys for New Jersey argued that even a partial remand meant the program was no longer authorized by federal regulators, and that a lack of clarity regarding pollution mitigation should in and of itself be enough to order a temporary pause on the program.
—Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2025
The fight to get a new transmission line approved by Maryland regulators continues to heat up.
—Mikenzie Frost, Baltimore Sun, 4 Jan. 2025
Max Blau, ProPublica, 16 Sep. 2025
State tax officials and other regulators would get new powers to crack down on these products.
—Dario Sabaghi, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Montana utility regulators this month turned down a petition from environmentalists who wanted climate change considertions to play a bigger role in state Public Service Commission decisions.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2025
New York — On an already head-spinning day of news for businesses and investors, the president lobbed a social media post into the mix that casually suggested regulators upend a fixture of Corporate American life for the past half-century.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern are trying to get their megamerger approved by regulators.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
With more passengers than ever traveling with electronic devices, airlines and regulators are increasingly taking measures to mitigate against the risks.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
Attorneys for New Jersey argued that even a partial remand meant the program was no longer authorized by federal regulators, and that a lack of clarity regarding pollution mitigation should in and of itself be enough to order a temporary pause on the program.
—Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2025
The fight to get a new transmission line approved by Maryland regulators continues to heat up.
—Mikenzie Frost, Baltimore Sun, 4 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for regulators
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Dropla also created the Droplet Device – a portable AI unit that attaches to drone controllers, allowing soldiers to detect mines on supply routes in real time.—
David Kirichenko,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Delays drop because controllers see the problems in real time, and trains can move closer together without risking safety, enabling more capacity.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Sep. 2025
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Modified plants grew two to three times heavier than controls.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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Ten years ago, several sites, including YouTube and Tumblr, also lacked guardrails and only added meaningful parental controls in recent years.—
Annabelle Canela,
Parents,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Regulators.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regulators. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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