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adjective

as in tame
changed from the wild state so as to become useful and obedient to humans circus trainers work with tamed tigers and elephants

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verb

past tense of tame
as in controlled
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 tamed
Verb
Remember when Anne Hathaway’s Mia Thermopolis walks down the palace steps in The Princess Diaries, hair newly tamed, and the whole room stops to look? — Sarah Scott, Parents, 14 Sep. 2026 The composure of Amélie, and the decidedly wild and clownish manner in which she’s painted, can’t be tamed into order, elegance, or beauty. — Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026 Even if that wasn’t true in every case, the mutual affection between the player and Detroit took center stage Friday, even as Skubal tamed the Tigers’ offense, recording seven strikeouts in the process. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026 But fandom is a powerful force, and appointment viewing has tamed the beast into something fearsome. — Mya Copeland, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026 Zhu tamed rampant inflation, overhauled the currency system and weathered the Chinese economy through Asia’s financial crisis in 1997. — Cnn Staff, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026 Eaten right out of the bag, the vinegar hit in this extra-sour bread is overpowering, but the flavor is tamed when it’s toasted. — Jolene Thym, Mercury News, 6 July 2026 Burle Marx understood that Brazil’s botanical richness was not excess to be tamed, but a palette to be mastered. — Spencer Elliott, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026 Felix Nmecha’s direct forward pass was a peach and Undav instinctively tamed it with his right and smacked it with his left. — Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 21 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tamed
  1. tame
  2. controlled
  3. domesticated
  4. contained
  5. regulated
  6. kept
  7. curbed
  8. restrained
Adjective
  • That can include wild animals that seem unusually tame, nocturnal animals that are out in the day, and pets that have trouble walking, eating or a significant change in personality.
    — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 4 Oct. 2026
  • The Federal Reserve’s decision to increase its key interest rate for the first time in three years in a bid to tame surging inflation could also keep upward pressure on mortgage rates.
    — Alex Veiga, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of tame
Verb
  • In commercial orchards apple maggots are commonly controlled with insecticides targeting adult flies.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Hurts scored on a quarterback sneak as time expired in the first half, but Chicago (2-1) controlled the final two periods.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of controlled
Adjective
  • These inventions transformed honey bees from a largely feral species into semi-domesticated livestock that could be managed year-round, expanded, and reproduced.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 May 2026
Definition of domesticated
Verb
  • Becerra said that plan contained loopholes that would amount to major tax breaks for millionaires and billionaires.
    — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Dry cat food contained roughly three times more lead than wet or air-dried products.
    — Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of contained
Verb
  • Emissions aren’t directly regulated yet for the sector, which contributes about 26% of the state’s methane pollution.
    — Blanca Begert, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The American Kratom Association, an industry lobbying group, asserts that it is regulated under a looser dietary supplement law.
    — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of regulated
Verb
  • Two weeks into fighting, the unforgiving mountainous terrain, heavy Saudi and government air power, and a reenergized anti-Houthi coalition have kept the Houthi advance in check, preventing a collapse on the level of that in mid-September.
    — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Economics from other streams, such as concessions, on-site merchandise sales, parking and premium seating are overwhelmingly kept by the home team, and that’s largely what’s missed with the London games.
    — Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of kept
Verb
  • Swiss voters on Sunday decisively rejected stricter neutrality rules that would have prevented the country from sanctioning Russia and curbed its cooperation with NATO, delivering a boost to the alliance’s efforts to counter Moscow.
    — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 27 Sep. 2026
  • The department argued that its loan limits from the Working Families Tax Cuts Act have curbed excessive borrowing, forcing institutions to evaluate their costs and lower them in some cases.
    — Arthur Jones II, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of curbed
Verb
  • The Democrats wrote in a summary of the allegations that immigrants sleep while restrained with handcuffs, leg irons and belly chains, and even elderly people have been chained for 16 hours a day.
    — Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Designer Haley Lankau of Studious Design, working with Stocki Design, kept the interiors relatively restrained, with custom millwork, natural stone, and integrated Miele appliances.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of restrained

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