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as in tamed
changed from the wild state so as to become useful and obedient to humans
every evening, a wild Canada goose is at the food trough with our tame geese
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as in boring
causing weariness, restlessness, or lack of interest
that action movie was so tame I fell asleep about 20 minutes into it
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as in to regulate
to keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression)
try to tame your language when you're in front of the kids
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Recent Examples of tame
Josh Max, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Other more tame locations for the shoot included Marine Stadium Marina on Virginia Key, where Kelce tried out flyboarding, shooting into the air over Biscayne Bay all while wearing a jacket by Burberry, the mag notes.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 13 Aug. 2025
Jailynn Taylor, Allure, 1 Sep. 2025
The gamble that antidemocrats could be tamed if they were granted power had failed spectacularly.
—Daniel Ziblatt, Foreign Affairs, 28 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
Flip it back into Normal around town, and the GR is surprisingly tame, happy to hum through errands without egging you on.
—Josh Max, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Other more tame locations for the shoot included Marine Stadium Marina on Virginia Key, where Kelce tried out flyboarding, shooting into the air over Biscayne Bay all while wearing a jacket by Burberry, the mag notes.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 13 Aug. 2025
Verb
This lightweight oil disappears into hair on contact, softening coarse strands, detangling knots, and taming frizz.
—Jailynn Taylor, Allure, 1 Sep. 2025
The gamble that antidemocrats could be tamed if they were granted power had failed spectacularly.
—Daniel Ziblatt, Foreign Affairs, 28 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tame
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Historically, tracking demand for electricity was a boring task marked by little to no change.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
4 Sep. 2025
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Uranus has already been demanding freedom in your day-to-day, pushing you to ditch boring structures.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
31 Aug. 2025
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Researchers have found that curcumin—the primary compound found in turmeric—has potent anti-inflammatory properties that can help regulate blood pressure by relaxing blood vessels.—
Sherri Gordon,
Health,
8 Sep. 2025
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The Northern Sea Route is generally viewed as more developed and regulated, with Moscow investing heavily in infrastructure as part of a broader campaign to gain an upper hand in the Arctic.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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Biden, who ended his bid for a second White House term 107 days before last year's election, has been relatively slow to move on presidential library planning compared with most of his recent predecessors.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Sep. 2025
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With Parkinson’s, doctors implant electrodes in the brain that produce electrical impulses to disrupt the abnormal signals that cause tremors, stiffness and slow movement.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN Money,
7 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement The panel has already obtained roughly 33,000 pages of records from the Justice Department, though Democrats have complained those disclosures contained little new information.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
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Eventually, the Nepali army was deployed to contain the situation.—
Rajeev Tyagi,
ABC News,
9 Sep. 2025
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He's Delivered the Opposite | Opinion Crucially, Netanyahu also left himself an escape hatch for his domestic audience.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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Curiously, just seven of the entrants had won their domestic league title the previous season.—
Will Jeanes,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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The routine can be tiring because both are raising young children.—
Sophie Carson,
jsonline.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Since travel can be tiring, Candow doubles his dose to 20 grams to counter jet lag from international trips.—
Matt Fuchs,
Time,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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After the fire is fully contained, the next step is to control it.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Merino wool also has natural temperature-regulating and odor-controlling properties—both of which are ideal for hiking.—
Anne Taylor,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Sep. 2025
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The recent rash of CEOs Gone Wild is arguably even stupider than commonplace fraud, and a troubling sign that there continues to be a slippery slope of accountability for C-Suite leadership.—
Ian Chaffee,
Fortune,
5 Sep. 2025
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The accounts team logs in right on time, and the stupid dance of platitudes that precedes every meeting at every company around the world begins.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Tame.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tame. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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