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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
Lanee Lee, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Used cars, rent, travel, apparel, and medical are relentlessly going higher even as the latest readings on consumer and wholesale inflation were fairly tame.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2025
Jim Cramer, CNBC, 4 Apr. 2025
That puts the Federal Reserve in an even more challenging position, as policymakers may have to choose between cushioning the economy, which would suggest lower interest rates, or taming inflation by keeping borrowing costs high.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
But sneaking sausage is tame compared to these strange items confiscated by TSA.
—Lanee Lee, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Used cars, rent, travel, apparel, and medical are relentlessly going higher even as the latest readings on consumer and wholesale inflation were fairly tame.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2025
Verb
The Fed is torn between helping economic growth or taming inflation.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 4 Apr. 2025
That puts the Federal Reserve in an even more challenging position, as policymakers may have to choose between cushioning the economy, which would suggest lower interest rates, or taming inflation by keeping borrowing costs high.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tame
Adjective
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The Salon Clutch Structured yet theatrical, Le Salon is Jacquemus’s answer to the evening clutch—pared back, but never boring.—
Lilah Ramzi,
Vogue,
10 May 2025
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Robinson stars as Craig Waterman, a regular suburban guy with a boring job, a charming florist wife who's losing interest in him (Kate Mara), and a teenage son (Jack Dylan Grazer) whose indifference borders on hostility.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
9 May 2025
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This process helps us self-audit, regulate our practices and identify areas for improvement.—
Geoff Scott,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
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Each one shapes how we’re perceived and how others regulate their own behavior in response.—
Scott Hutcheson,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
Adjective
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Life has likely felt a bit nebulous and slow for you in the past year, Cancer.—
Kyle Thomas,
People.com,
18 May 2025
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Albon asked Williams for information on where Leclerc was likely slow at the restart, looking for a spot to capitalize.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
18 May 2025
Verb
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The fire crew managed to contain the fire entirely as of Tuesday evening.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
14 May 2025
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However, coconut oil is 100% fat, and each gram contains nine calories.—
Health,
Health,
14 May 2025
Adjective
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This included when the Ku Klux Klan overran 11 counties in South Carolina during the Reconstruction era in acts of domestic terrorism.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
11 May 2025
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The first of those will commence eleven days before the start of the new domestic league season.—
Asif Burhan,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2025
Adjective
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The Mets were three outs away from a sixth shutout in 23 games before Philadelphia scored four in the ninth off a tiring Max Kranick and Edwin Díaz.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
22 Apr. 2025
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Naturally, Raducanu’s level took a dip and the 2024 U.S Open runner-up seized the chance to let rip against a tiring opponent.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
Verb
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This language is shorthand for Kyiv agreeing to permanent neutrality in return for a security guarantee and accepting that Russia controls swathes of Ukraine.—
Tom Balmforth,
USA Today,
12 May 2025
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Water quality officials have long complained that septic systems in Malibu didn’t adequately control sewage and that pathogens seeped into groundwater and then into local creeks and Santa Monica Bay.—
James Rainey,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2025
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Not just on the training pitch but in the dorm rooms, talking about the future and giggling at stupid jokes.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
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President Donald Trump said only stupid people would refuse a $400 million gift.—
Joe Soucheray,
Twin Cities,
17 May 2025
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“Tame.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tame. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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