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as in rules
a statement spelling out the proper procedure or conduct for an activity
it's against community regulations to leave your trash on the curb for more than two days
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as in operations
the act or activity of looking after and making decisions about something
the owner seldom visited the plant and did not take an active part in the regulation of the company
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as in oversights
the duty or function of watching or guarding for the sake of proper direction or control
the regulation of the soccer team was left entirely to the head coach and her assistants
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Recent Examples of regulations
Toews cites Post Falls, near his North Idaho hometown, as a city cutting regulations of its own accord.
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Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 13 Feb. 2026
Air quality regulations and programs are loosening their restrictions.
—John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 13 Feb. 2026
From that finding came a slew of regulations from tailpipe emissions standards for cars to power plant emissions rules.
—Justin Worland, Time, 13 Feb. 2026
Its reversal is likely to lead to litigation that could land before a Supreme Court that in recent years has reined in administrative regulations.
—Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 12 Feb. 2026
The endangerment finding is widely considered the legal foundation that underpins a series of regulations intended to protect against threats made increasingly severe by climate change.
—Matthew Daly, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2026
The reform, which formally codifies the policy into federal regulations, follows Duffy’s emergency action last September to end the issuance of non-domiciled commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs) to truckers with unverified driving histories.
—Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 12 Feb. 2026
With The Pete Davidson Show establishing a new format for Netflix and other streaming platforms, the union reached out to the streamer to determine whether the show would be considered TV or a podcast, which are covered by different union agreements and therefore subject to different regulations.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 12 Feb. 2026
No rules or regulations changed.
—Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 13 Feb. 2026
Air quality regulations and programs are loosening their restrictions.
—John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 13 Feb. 2026
From that finding came a slew of regulations from tailpipe emissions standards for cars to power plant emissions rules.
—Justin Worland, Time, 13 Feb. 2026
Its reversal is likely to lead to litigation that could land before a Supreme Court that in recent years has reined in administrative regulations.
—Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 12 Feb. 2026
The endangerment finding is widely considered the legal foundation that underpins a series of regulations intended to protect against threats made increasingly severe by climate change.
—Matthew Daly, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2026
The reform, which formally codifies the policy into federal regulations, follows Duffy’s emergency action last September to end the issuance of non-domiciled commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs) to truckers with unverified driving histories.
—Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 12 Feb. 2026
With The Pete Davidson Show establishing a new format for Netflix and other streaming platforms, the union reached out to the streamer to determine whether the show would be considered TV or a podcast, which are covered by different union agreements and therefore subject to different regulations.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 12 Feb. 2026
No rules or regulations changed.
—Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for regulations
Noun
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There are rules about a team winning too often, and the Hawks have picked in the top three for three straight years.—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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But talking about identity has ever-shifting rules and hierarchies that amount to bear-traps that can spring at any time.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Last month, hundreds of businesses in Minneapolis shuttered their doors for a day as a form of protest against ICE operations in the city.—
Juliana Kim,
NPR,
7 Feb. 2026
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In the aftermath, executive vice president of basketball operations Artūras Karnišovas seemed committed to a route of getting worse in the short term to improve in the long term.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Don’t let temporary doubts stop you from having a good time, but try to balance that with attention to any potential oversights.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
8 Feb. 2026
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According to the team, identifying risks early can prevent small oversights from becoming serious problems later.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Straight men, in particular, are only talked about, kept in the background, or appearing as authority figures trying to uphold absurd laws and traditions.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2026
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Often, competitive incentives offered by state governments, state laws that are less friendly to labor unions than many northern states and access to major transportation networks are among the reasons behind the industry’s rise in the South.—
Brian Moody,
AJC.com,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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In China, once a major market for Nvidia, US tech controls have restricted exports of its cutting-edge chips, significantly impacting sales in the world’s second largest economy.—
Rosa de Acosta,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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The hazardous conditions could make travel difficult with delays and chain controls.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
7 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Increasingly, managements at the gleaming apartment complexes that have been built in the past few years are offering deals or discounts to prospective tenants, a practice that wasn’t happening back when the mega-wave of new apartment construction hit Connecticut after the pandemic.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
13 Jan. 2026
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In such a scenario, IPOs offer a better play for the Indian markets as managements and bankers price the issue attractively, drawing significant investor interest, experts told CNBC.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This overreach and weaponization of the government manifested especially clearly in burdensome regulations and guidance; in extensive and onerous supervisions; in investigations and cases, frequently leading to crushing penalties and injunctive terms unrelated to actual harm.—
Stephan Bisaha,
NPR,
21 Jan. 2026
Noun
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There’s a dusty cloud surrounding the central, contracting star, and that cloud is strongly suspected to be disk-like, with outflows and gaps in the dust in the two directions perpendicular to the disk.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
11 Feb. 2026
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Clean the dust canister, filter, and brush roll according to the manufacturer's directions.—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Regulations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regulations. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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