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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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
Time, 30 Oct. 2025
Products like Absolu Glaze Drops Anti-Frizz Hair Oil tamed frizz but let texture go free while the Bouffante Volumizing Hair Mousse helped build up the volume.
—Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 28 Oct. 2025
And his signature projects, the Ninth Street Incline and the Eighth Street Tunnel, became touchstones of local transit lore, reminding future generations of the ingenuity that tamed Kansas City’s hills.
—Michael Wells, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2025
For generations, Black people have been told that our natural textures needed to be tamed, straightened, or hidden, and locs stood as both resistance and reclamation.
—Jailynn Tayor, Essence, 21 Oct. 2025
But the real miracle was how effortlessly the ultra-lightweight formula tamed frizz in just a few swipes.
—Lily Wohlner, Allure, 8 Oct. 2025
Tepper feared that if the Fed lowers rates while inflation hasn't been fully tamed, demand can pick up faster than supply, reigniting price pressures.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2025
However, also objectively, inflation has not been tamed.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 14 Sep. 2025
Toward the end of last year, including after the election, hiring and investment picked up and so did sentiment – especially as inflation appeared to be getting tamed, Ron Hetrick, senior labor economist at Lightcast, told CNN.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
Most notably, clowns were tamed, silenced, and directed to reimagine their physical comedy to appeal to the youngest viewers.
—Time, 30 Oct. 2025
Products like Absolu Glaze Drops Anti-Frizz Hair Oil tamed frizz but let texture go free while the Bouffante Volumizing Hair Mousse helped build up the volume.
—Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 28 Oct. 2025
And his signature projects, the Ninth Street Incline and the Eighth Street Tunnel, became touchstones of local transit lore, reminding future generations of the ingenuity that tamed Kansas City’s hills.
—Michael Wells, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2025
For generations, Black people have been told that our natural textures needed to be tamed, straightened, or hidden, and locs stood as both resistance and reclamation.
—Jailynn Tayor, Essence, 21 Oct. 2025
But the real miracle was how effortlessly the ultra-lightweight formula tamed frizz in just a few swipes.
—Lily Wohlner, Allure, 8 Oct. 2025
Tepper feared that if the Fed lowers rates while inflation hasn't been fully tamed, demand can pick up faster than supply, reigniting price pressures.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2025
However, also objectively, inflation has not been tamed.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 14 Sep. 2025
Toward the end of last year, including after the election, hiring and investment picked up and so did sentiment – especially as inflation appeared to be getting tamed, Ron Hetrick, senior labor economist at Lightcast, told CNN.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tamed
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Two powerhouse hydrators—soybean oil and glycerin—nourish, smooth, tame frizz, and seal ends for a soft, silky feel.—
Mary Honkus,
Glamour,
29 Oct. 2025
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But cars don’t have to be tame to be fun.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
28 Oct. 2025
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In a video released last month, JNIM spokesman Abu Hudheifa al-Bambari demanded people cooperate in areas controlled by the group by stopping at its checkpoints and advised them to avoid traveling with military convoys.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
2 Nov. 2025
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By freezing and visualizing what happens in the developer, the team turned a long-unsolved, guesswork-heavy process into one that can be seen, understood, and controlled.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Nov. 2025
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As of Wednesday afternoon, the fire has been fully contained.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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The blaze is now contained, but a shelter-in-place order remains in effect for the area around the airport.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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Glucose tolerance tests show that blood sugar was better regulated, too.—
Brenda Goodman,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
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Unlike prescription drugs, supplements aren’t tightly regulated by the FDA.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
2 Nov. 2025
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Silvers also began writing songs, but kept her artistry behind closed doors — except for the occasional Joni Mitchell cover posted to her Instagram — until her Newport performance over the summer.—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
3 Nov. 2025
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Naomi Campbell and Ciara, on the other hand, kept their black crop cuts blurred and blunt respectively.—
Essence,
Essence,
3 Nov. 2025
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While lawmakers in Tallahassee have since passed sweeping tort reform that significantly curbed litigation in the state, homeowners in Florida still pay some of the highest home insurance premiums in the country.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Some Republicans dismiss projections that ACA premiums will more than double without the subsidies, calling them exaggerated and arguing the law has fueled fraud and abuse that must be curbed.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
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At the event, which saw hundreds of people in attendance, law enforcement restrained individuals and set up tents to question them about their immigration status.—
Shannon Tyler,
Idaho Statesman,
3 Nov. 2025
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In the first five months of 2024, employees of Southern Peaks Regional Treatment Center in Cañon City physically restrained young patients an average of 150 times per month, or five times in a typical day, said Emily Harvey, legal co-director of Disability Law Colorado.—
Meg Wingerter,
Denver Post,
29 Oct. 2025
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This may have resulted in cooling that had until now suppressed the sublimation of water ice to steam.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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Of those, 592 drones and 31 missiles were shot down or otherwise suppressed, the air force said.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Tamed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tamed. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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