as in controlling
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 taming
With data showing the job market remains steady, Wall Street analysts said on Friday that the Fed will focus on taming inflation.
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Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 8 May 2026
Mikel Arteta and his side has a real tough task ahead of them taming this Parisian juggernaut in Budapest on May 30.
—Aleks Klosok, CNN Money, 6 May 2026
After taming Nikola Jokic in Round 1, Wembanyama is next in line for Minnesota’s defensive dominator.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 3 May 2026
Quintana had no trouble taming the potent, but free-swinging Braves lineup.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 2 May 2026
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 Benefits of Deli Meat All meat and poultry, including deli meat, is a strong source of muscle-supporting and appetite-taming protein, Ehsani says.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Apr. 2026
Mexico’s success in taming sky-high murder rates has sparked widespread acclaim of the country’s security minister, boosting his standing as a presidential frontrunner.
—Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 13 Apr. 2026
Ciani’s method with the Buchla is a way of taming electrical currents and shaping them into pathways, rather than composing music traditionally.
—Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 9 Apr. 2026
Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 8 May 2026
Mikel Arteta and his side has a real tough task ahead of them taming this Parisian juggernaut in Budapest on May 30.
—Aleks Klosok, CNN Money, 6 May 2026
After taming Nikola Jokic in Round 1, Wembanyama is next in line for Minnesota’s defensive dominator.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 3 May 2026
Quintana had no trouble taming the potent, but free-swinging Braves lineup.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 2 May 2026
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 Benefits of Deli Meat All meat and poultry, including deli meat, is a strong source of muscle-supporting and appetite-taming protein, Ehsani says.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Apr. 2026
Mexico’s success in taming sky-high murder rates has sparked widespread acclaim of the country’s security minister, boosting his standing as a presidential frontrunner.
—Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 13 Apr. 2026
Ciani’s method with the Buchla is a way of taming electrical currents and shaping them into pathways, rather than composing music traditionally.
—Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 9 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for taming
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By controlling fluid flow within the system, the device can gently squeeze the wearer's finger and wrist to recreate realistic touch sensations, demonstrating potential applications in virtual reality, teleoperation, rehabilitation, and next-generation wearable interfaces.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
12 June 2026
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These sugars play an important role in controlling how cells interact with their surroundings.—
Charles J. Dimitroff,
The Conversation,
12 June 2026
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Over time, as the fines began to stack up, the FMF began to launch campaigns aimed at curbing the chant.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
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If the administration’s push to bring back imports does end up curbing grocery-store prices, ranchers’ loss will be consumers’ gain.—
Will Gottsegen,
The Atlantic,
9 June 2026
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Such a drone boat is supposedly capable of continuous, autonomous loiter operations in which the Corsair maintains its position while autonomously regulating power consumption and only engaging its engine when needed, according to a Saronic blog post.—
Jeremy Hsu,
ArsTechnica,
9 June 2026
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The court’s abdication of its modern responsibility for supervising electoral democracy seems to rest on the naive belief that democracy will succeed in regulating itself.—
Noah Feldman,
Mercury News,
9 June 2026
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Ebola is transmitted from certain animal species like bats and primates, and while the current outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda is concerning, health officials there are exit-screening people leaving those countries in hopes of keeping the virus contained.—
Alice Park,
Time,
12 June 2026
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But librarians and educators stress that what’s more important than matters of taste is keeping kids conditioned to reading at a crucial developmental moment.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
12 June 2026
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Officials provided no information on crews’ progress in containing the blaze.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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New analysis published today by the Society for the Protection of Underground Networks (SPUN) reveals there are over 621 trillion miles of fungal pathways containing around 300 megatons of carbon within Earth’s topsoils.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
11 June 2026
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The outlet also reported that former employee Kelsi Carlisle, who is accused of pulling a child by the arm and pushing them face-down on a mat while restraining them with her body weight, faces two counts of endangering the welfare of a child.—
Sean Neumann,
PEOPLE,
2 June 2026
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Trump’s interest in antitrust enforcement predictably has little to do with restraining corporate power and is largely consumed with leveraging regulatory threats to compel firms to support his political agenda.—
Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
26 May 2026
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“Taming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taming. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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