as in controller
a mechanism for adjusting the operation of a device, machine, or system
the voltage regulator will make sure your car's alternator gets the right amount of electricity
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Recent Examples of regulator
Outside of official statements, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been pretty open about his desire to push back against the firm hand of EU regulators.
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Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 19 July 2025
Given that antitrust regulators don’t seem poised to police these kinds of deals anytime soon, the public reaction may indeed be one of the few guardrails.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 18 July 2025
New rules will ban Chinese technology from use in undersea cables to the US, the communications regulator said.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 18 July 2025
In the most serious problems documented by regulators, rehab hospital errors involved patient deaths.
—Kff Health News, Oc Register, 17 July 2025
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Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 19 July 2025
Given that antitrust regulators don’t seem poised to police these kinds of deals anytime soon, the public reaction may indeed be one of the few guardrails.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 18 July 2025
New rules will ban Chinese technology from use in undersea cables to the US, the communications regulator said.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 18 July 2025
In the most serious problems documented by regulators, rehab hospital errors involved patient deaths.
—Kff Health News, Oc Register, 17 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for regulator
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Fraudsters then attempt to send spear-phishing emails that appear to originate internally, targeting an employee authorized to move money (e.g., an accountant or financial controller).—
Sunny Banerjee,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Intense workload increases the risk a controller will fail to anticipate events.—
Adrienne Bernhard,
Scientific American,
10 July 2025
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Partners have no control over or input into the reporting or editing process and do not review stories before publication.—
Oli Gamp,
New York Times,
23 July 2025
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The percentage indicates how much of the fire perimeter has been surrounded by a control line.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
23 July 2025
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“Regulator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regulator. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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