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as in rule
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 management
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 oversight
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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as in legal
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Recent Examples of regulation
Dallas News, 18 Aug. 2022
Still, presuming that the anti-regulation guests also made misleading scientific statements (no big assumption, given the way this debate tends to go), the result is closely related.
—Chris Mooney, Discover Magazine, 7 June 2011
Fu Ting, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2025
Others pertain to environmental regulations, vaccine requirements and public health protections.
—Scott Bauer, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2025
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Noun
Brett Maher went 6-for-9 on field goals while kicking into a non-regulation, skinny post, his longest from 50 yards.
—Dallas News, 18 Aug. 2022
Still, presuming that the anti-regulation guests also made misleading scientific statements (no big assumption, given the way this debate tends to go), the result is closely related.
—Chris Mooney, Discover Magazine, 7 June 2011
Adjective
Citizens from 74 countries can now enter China for up to 30 days without a visa, a big jump from previous regulations.
—Fu Ting, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2025
Others pertain to environmental regulations, vaccine requirements and public health protections.
—Scott Bauer, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for regulation
Noun
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Around the country, state lawmakers are twisting tax codes, raiding campus funds and rewriting financial rules to keep their flagship programs competitive.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 July 2025
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The rules on how the league decides on replacements are not public.—
Matt Gelb,
New York Times,
12 July 2025
Noun
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Girls may, for example, struggle with time management, daydreaming or being a chatterbox and are more likely to be diagnosed with the primarily inattentive type of ADHD over the hyperactive type.—
Daliah Singer,
Smithsonian Magazine,
9 July 2025
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Emotional intelligence and the soft skills necessary to inspire hope are often seen as part of culture or talent management, rather than leveraged as strategic assets.—
Camille Nicita,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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Going forward, the county commission, in its oversight role, expects reports from the treasurer's office on penal fines going to libraries.—
Nushrat Rahman,
Freep.com,
10 July 2025
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Meanwhile, OpenAI has still not answered fundamental questions about how their conversion to a public benefit corporation will maintain the nonprofit’s independent oversight.—
Orson Aguilar,
Mercury News,
10 July 2025
Adjective
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Currently, workers have no legal recourse for grievances submitted to the National Labor Relations Board due to the removal of NLRB members by the Trump administration.—
Nick Gauthier,
Hartford Courant,
7 July 2025
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Many legal scholars don't share Jackson's ominous view, including several critical of Trump.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 July 2025
Noun
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The House passed the Senate version of the BBB on July 3; President Trump signed the bill into law on July 4th.—
Martin Shenkman,
Forbes.com,
6 July 2025
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Sotomayor wrote her own dissent of the majority’s ruling that fuel producers can challenge California emissions standards under a federal air pollution law.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
6 July 2025
Noun
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Digital Nomads Cultivate Self-Reliance That Drives Performance Working without direct supervision requires a high level of discipline.—
Sarah Hernholm,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2025
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Instead, they were placed under an order of supervision, which required them to check in annually with immigration officials.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 July 2025
Noun
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Clear desk enforcement helped the firm reduce data exposure and created a culture of information stewardship.—
Bojan Ilic,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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Tad underscores the importance of treating water stewardship as a generational responsibility — pointing out that lakes can degrade over time if not carefully managed.—
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arkansasonline.com,
11 July 2025
Adjective
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Anyone who interferes with our lawful mission will be arrested.—
Danielle Wallace , Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
9 July 2025
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These high-level employees often operate under unique contractual arrangements, have access to sensitive company information and may be terminated for reasons that blur the line between lawful discretion and unlawful motive.—
JC Serrano,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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“Regulation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regulation. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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