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as in ruled
to exercise authority or power over
the president is elected in order to govern the country, not to follow public opinion polls
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as in regulated
to keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression)
you need to govern your speech and be able to communicate your outrage without resorting to profanity
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as in operated
to look after and make decisions about
the company's finances are governed by its chief financial officer
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Recent Examples of governed
Sean Nathaniel,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Serenity Gibbons,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
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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ABC News,
2 July 2026
Rather, most debts continue to be governed by the original loan or credit agreement until they're paid off, refinanced or otherwise resolved.
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Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
Since then, Rodríguez has governed as acting president while attempting to stabilize a deeply fractured country grappling with economic collapse, weakened institutions and persistent security threats.
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Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
29 June 2026
With no clear evidence and an unreliable witness, a community governed by customary law must preserve peace without sacrificing another child.
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Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
29 June 2026
With data often scattered in different silos throughout an organization, and with all that data governed by different access privileges and by varying privacy and security considerations, things can get complicate fast.
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Alexei Oreskovic,
Fortune,
24 June 2026
Adjective
But done intelligently, archiving ensures that all data, whether active or dormant, remains accessible, governed and usable.
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Sean Nathaniel,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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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Serenity Gibbons,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
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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ABC News,
2 July 2026
Rather, most debts continue to be governed by the original loan or credit agreement until they're paid off, refinanced or otherwise resolved.
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Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
Since then, Rodríguez has governed as acting president while attempting to stabilize a deeply fractured country grappling with economic collapse, weakened institutions and persistent security threats.
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Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
29 June 2026
With no clear evidence and an unreliable witness, a community governed by customary law must preserve peace without sacrificing another child.
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Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
29 June 2026
With data often scattered in different silos throughout an organization, and with all that data governed by different access privileges and by varying privacy and security considerations, things can get complicate fast.
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Alexei Oreskovic,
Fortune,
24 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for governed
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Which in layman’s terms means the Canvas L can produce more precise, controlled and transparent sound.
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Hurteau says while many land managers and fire experts have been working to restore forest health, there still isn't nearly enough controlled burning being done.
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But in June of last year, a three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled to the contrary.
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In addition, the trial judge gave the jury erroneous instructions, the appeals court ruled.
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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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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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High oil prices due to the standoff in the Strait of Hormuz granted Putin a temporary reprieve, but a labor shortage and constrained manufacturing capacity have complicated the Kremlin’s hopes of funneling more money into its defense sector.
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Existing treatments carry their own black box warnings and constrained treatment durations.
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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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The Phillies loaded the bases with two outs in the second, and after fouling off several Chandler pitches, Crawford took another late swipe and managed to hit one down the third base line off the end of the bat.
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In addition, problems at large banks — the failure of which could cause systemic issues — can be managed better if those banks have a larger cushion of reserves to draw on, either to get through a difficult period or to be resolved.
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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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“Governed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/governed. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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