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as in regulated
to keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression)
you must learn to control your temper
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as in contained
to gain emotional or mental control of
he controlled himself only with the greatest difficulty in the face of his opponent's insulting remarks
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as in governed
to exercise authority or power over
circumstances often control the choices we make in life
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as in operated
to look after and make decisions about
during the period that she controlled the company it was highly profitable
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Recent Examples of controlled
Diana Tsui,
Footwear News,
3 May 2026
Too bad the script feels less controlled and more directionless when each of these characters go head to head with an increasing body count across several bloody incidents.
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Tomris Laffly,
Variety,
14 Mar. 2026
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Irims said South Africa’s economy remains largely controlled by a wealthy White Afrikaner minority, leaving many Black South Africans with limited economic opportunities.
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Nimi Princewill,
CNN Money,
29 June 2026
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Adjective
That translates to asking your stylist for something that sits between the lip and chin with a very blunt, controlled perimeter.
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Diana Tsui,
Footwear News,
3 May 2026
Too bad the script feels less controlled and more directionless when each of these characters go head to head with an increasing body count across several bloody incidents.
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Tomris Laffly,
Variety,
14 Mar. 2026
Verb
Fountain of Youth was made by Skydance Media which can certainly afford it as the studio is controlled by billionaire Oracle scion David Ellison.
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Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Irims said South Africa’s economy remains largely controlled by a wealthy White Afrikaner minority, leaving many Black South Africans with limited economic opportunities.
—
Nimi Princewill,
CNN Money,
29 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for controlled
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Since joining the winery, Melton has brought a restrained, classical sensibility to wines known for an ability to age.
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The world press was less restrained; the Post, the Daily Mail, the Hindustan Times, and many others ran screaming headlines, accompanied by photographs of the climbers purloined from social media.
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Oil can be produced, taxed, regulated, and wound down on a schedule, without being sold to a saver as a contribution to the energy transition.
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Currently, the only product that is regulated federally with date labels is infant formula.
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Flames raced through rows of vehicles at a Rancho Cordova salvage yard Friday evening, engulfing between 50 and 100 vehicles before more than 70 firefighters contained the blaze and kept it from spreading to neighboring businesses.
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Last July, the Reno Police Department in Nevada said in a news release that a truck shipment managed by Ceva Logistics that contained about $15 million in semiconductors and Apple products was stolen.
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For many companies, the future of AI won’t be determined by the capabilities of the systems, but how they’re governed.
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China says Tibet has been part of its territory for more than seven centuries, and its Communist Party has governed the Himalayan region since 1951.
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Luis Mauricio Flores Ordonez, 33, was charged with owning an unregistered aircraft that was operated by another person.
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For days, the US and its fans had operated under the assumption that there was no mechanism for the striker to have his suspension erased.
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Both players were so inhibited for the final game of the set that the level of play resembled something from a local park.
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This really is a time to be less inhibited about going out.
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Officers kept some witnesses at the scene for questioning and blocked off streets in the area.
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Ray settled in and kept the Rockies at bay before turning the game over to the bullpen.
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The Jury will be composed of 24 students, each of them recommended by professors of film studies from various Italian universities, DAMS, and from Ca’ Foscari University in Venice.
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The administration has also assembled a Disaster Assistance Response Team composed of more than 250 people, including three specialized Urban Search-and-Rescue teams.
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“Controlled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/controlled. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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