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as in tamed
changed from the wild state so as to become useful and obedient to humans
every evening, a wild Canada goose is at the food trough with our tame geese
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as in boring
causing weariness, restlessness, or lack of interest
that action movie was so tame I fell asleep about 20 minutes into it
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as in to regulate
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 tame
Lanee Lee, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Used cars, rent, travel, apparel, and medical are relentlessly going higher even as the latest readings on consumer and wholesale inflation were fairly tame.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2025
Emily Price, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
Inflation for housing, the largest CPI component, has also tamed though remains elevated, at 4% annually.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 13 May 2025
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Adjective
But sneaking sausage is tame compared to these strange items confiscated by TSA.
—Lanee Lee, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Used cars, rent, travel, apparel, and medical are relentlessly going higher even as the latest readings on consumer and wholesale inflation were fairly tame.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2025
Verb
Rye’s trademark spice helps tame the sugar and bitters in a way bourbon often doesn't.
—Emily Price, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
Inflation for housing, the largest CPI component, has also tamed though remains elevated, at 4% annually.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 13 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tame
Adjective
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Belief that your institution is exempt from the hard, functional and often boring parts of the job leads to a slow decline.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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Organizations that foster a culture of self-compassion can empower their employees to better navigate stress, maintain their well-being, and - perhaps boring but no less important - adhere to safety protocols.—
Ellen Choi,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
Verb
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Using the large-scale health research database UK Biobank, the researchers examined data from individuals with rare variants in the genes regulating SCFA-binding receptors and compared their cardiovascular medical history to that of control individuals.—
Paul McClure
June 01,
New Atlas,
1 June 2025
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Despite the encroachment of people in their natural habitats, alligators remain an important predator regulating ecosystem populations in the nation’s wetlands.—
Noël Fletcher,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
Adjective
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Still, even if the growth is slower than in some North American leagues, European teams continue to appreciate.—
Justin Teitelbaum,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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The solution to getting those who may be slower to embrace AI isn’t to push them harder, but to coach them and consider their backgrounds.—
Greg Edwards,
The Conversation,
30 May 2025
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This post contains spoilers for The Rehearsal Season 2 finale.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
26 May 2025
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But decades of poor water management, which have dried up lakes, rivers, and wetlands that once helped contain these storms, have turned sand and dust storms into a pressing challenge for the region, with many consequences.—
Sanam Mahoozi,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
Adjective
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Since taking office, Trump has reallocated law enforcement budgets toward his mass deportation measures, ended a database intended to keep track of terrorism suspects, and cut the FBI team in charge of combating domestic terrorism.—
Sophie Clark,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 June 2025
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Suggested Reading Over the course of minutes on X, Musk fiercely attacked the GOP domestic policy bill that’s making its way through Congress.—
Joseph Zeballos-Roig,
Quartz,
3 June 2025
Adjective
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These guys have been touring for decades, never tiring of playing the hits even while steadily putting out albums full of new material.—
Emily Palmer Heller,
Vulture,
2 June 2025
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Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle sustains this tiring play style by deploying a 10-man rotation, allowing his players to stay fresh throughout high-intensity games.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
30 May 2025
Verb
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Cardinale and his team have long chased the Telegraph, but an earlier an earlier attempt to buy it through All3Media owner RedBird IMI, which is majority controlled out of the Middle East, was blocked by the Conservative Party.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
23 May 2025
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In 1950, the wall was reconstructed to control erosion and create artificial beaches.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
23 May 2025
Adjective
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Camp, stupid, joyful—to both own and access—Labubu has taken over.—
Lara Johnson-Wheeler,
Vogue,
31 May 2025
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This is just stupid how successful this is, but that’s really underselling it.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
31 May 2025
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“Tame.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tame. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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