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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
Daniel T. Blumstein, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2026
The truth is pickleball is usually pretty tame and easy for beginners, which is why Family Promise switched from golf.
—Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2026
Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 28 Apr. 2026
The addition of a deeply hued wine reduction, like balsamic vinegar from another world, tames what could have been a dish that ate too sweet.
—Timothy Depeugh, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
Moreover, as animals become tamer, new conflicts between animals and humans may emerge.
—Daniel T. Blumstein, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2026
The truth is pickleball is usually pretty tame and easy for beginners, which is why Family Promise switched from golf.
—Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2026
Verb
Frosting doesn’t have to be so sweet Introducing an element of acidity can do wonders in taming frosting’s inherent sweetness.
—Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 28 Apr. 2026
The addition of a deeply hued wine reduction, like balsamic vinegar from another world, tames what could have been a dish that ate too sweet.
—Timothy Depeugh, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tame
Adjective
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An exhausting, preachy, frankly, boring and outdated version of his former self.—
Zach Dean OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
8 May 2026
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Let’s be honest here, and no disrespect to venerable family board games, but Monopoly is kind of boring.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
8 May 2026
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In a sane world, Congress would put a stop to it and reassert its own power to regulate import duties; unfortunately, this particular GOP Congress seems content enough to be a lapdog watching Trump usurp them and damage the economy and our international standing.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
10 May 2026
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The legislature has also put in place more requirements for towns to have fair rent commissions, which are local bodies that have the ability to respond to complaints and regulate rents.—
Ginny Monk,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
Adjective
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But so far, progress has been slow — if not nonexistent.—
Audrey Pachuta,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
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Russia’s bigger and better-equipped army has been engaged in a slow, hard slog in Ukraine.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 May 2026
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Still, even as the memes become borderline unintelligible, Kirkslop contains an air of transgression that imbues the otherwise inane edits and images with perverse political undercurrents.—
Brady Brickner-Wood,
New Yorker,
29 Apr. 2026
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The group contains multiple doctors and lawyers.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Washington Post,
28 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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On Wednesday, during Disney’s quarterly earnings call, the new regime led by CEO Josh D’Amaro laid out the vision for operating ABC, FX, Disney Channel, Freeform and the handful of other domestic channels still in the Magic Kingdom.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
6 May 2026
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Therrien is most famous for his sculptures that raise domestic items to monumental proportions, most notably Under the Table (1994), his installation composed of a gigantic wood table and chairs that loom high over their viewers.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
6 May 2026
Adjective
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Flimsy nozzles crack and leak, and heavy-duty nozzles get tiring to hold when your garden calls for more watering time than your hands can handle.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
10 Apr. 2026
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Swift herself talked about how tiring the tour was and what her plans for the future were last October on BBC Radio 1 with Greg James.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
7 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Snakes help control rodent and insect populations, reducing the spread of diseases like Lyme disease.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
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And to build a community that will control you as a Prime Minister, as a [leader] of the Party.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan and Iran — theyr’e not stupid.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
3 May 2026
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That was celebrated by the lefties as liberation, or something stupid like that.—
Joe Kinsey OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2026
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“Tame.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tame. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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