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as in domineering
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as in regulating
to keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression)
you must learn to control your temper
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as in containing
to gain emotional or mental control of
he controlled himself only with the greatest difficulty in the face of his opponent's insulting remarks
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as in governing
to exercise authority or power over
circumstances often control the choices we make in life
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as in managing
to look after and make decisions about
during the period that she controlled the company it was highly profitable
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Recent Examples of controlling
Luisa Beltran, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2024
Over two years later, in May 2024, Rigby was sentenced to 20 months in prison (suspended for two years) after pleading guilty to coercive and controlling behavior.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 13 Oct. 2024
The show’s other villains are its husbands and boyfriends, who are either very controlling or just downright shady.
—Anna Tingley, Variety, 12 Sep. 2024
Some readers were also unsettled by her comments about childbirth and her husband’s role in their traditional family dynamic, which some felt portrayed an overly controlling situation.
—Maddie Garfinkle, Peoplemag, 30 July 2024
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Adjective
Insight initially invested in the startup’s $25 million round in 2017 and then acquired a controlling stake two years later for more than $780 million.
—Luisa Beltran, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2024
Over two years later, in May 2024, Rigby was sentenced to 20 months in prison (suspended for two years) after pleading guilty to coercive and controlling behavior.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 13 Oct. 2024
The show’s other villains are its husbands and boyfriends, who are either very controlling or just downright shady.
—Anna Tingley, Variety, 12 Sep. 2024
Some readers were also unsettled by her comments about childbirth and her husband’s role in their traditional family dynamic, which some felt portrayed an overly controlling situation.
—Maddie Garfinkle, Peoplemag, 30 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for controlling
Adjective
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The only thing left to contend with is her domineering mother, the formidable 90-year-old Lenore Simmons Krackenberry, who is obsessed with family lineage and Southern heritage.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
7 Jan. 2025
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Smith is fantastic and terrifying as Mrs. Medlock in The Secret Garden, the stentorian nurse and housekeeper whose domineering overcautiousness feeds into all the self-pitying inclinations of her poor weakling charge Colin Craven.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
27 Sep. 2024
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Even the bed—a plush, temperature-regulating masterpiece—felt like it had been engineered specifically to cradle you into the best rest of your life.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
30 Dec. 2024
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On the other hand, if your social media app of choice elicits feelings of insufficiency, and self-control resources are burned up by exerting will power to avoid consuming products, or regulating hard emotions, than that experience is important to notice.—
Ellen Choi,
Forbes,
30 Dec. 2024
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Gunfire ensued when Ratliff came out of the vault with a sack containing money.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American-Statesman,
24 Dec. 2024
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Those are akin to having put together examples of people playing a sport, some examples containing no mistakes, and other examples revealing discernable mistakes.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
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The lawsuit alleges that the park’s ownership violated Florida’s laws governing mobile home evictions, including by raising rents within 90 days of issuing the notice to vacate and by not offering the homeowners’ association the first right of refusal to purchase the land.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
3 Jan. 2025
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The terms governing the use of the character are set out in a 71-page license agreement executive summary which was released in a 2014 hack of Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE).—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes,
3 Jan. 2025
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Cultivate work-life balance Senior professionals often face the challenge of managing demanding roles alongside personal commitments.—
Andrew Fennell,
Forbes,
8 Jan. 2025
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The ability to quickly pivot and adjust plans based on unforeseen circumstances, like rerouting lines or managing permitting delays, is essential to success.—
Katherine Latham,
Forbes,
8 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Multiplied across numerous markets in every state, the LIHTC fuels more and more grasping for cash instead of reductions to make housing easier to create.—
Roger Valdez,
Forbes,
6 Nov. 2024
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Unlike most other camp movies, this one isn’t about preserving and revering childhood, but the sloppy, grasping, wonderful transition to adulthood.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
31 May 2024
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No one in the world of politics or culture has emerged with a cogent and consistent anti-Trump message since his victory over former Vice President Kamala Harris, and the social media platforms that hosted many of the influencers of eight years ago are now owned by Mr. Trump’s billionaire allies.—
Reid J. Epstein,
New York Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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From the moment Pat Riley arrived in 1995, the approach has been that of a singular voice, that even if multiple voices are doing the messaging, the message is clear, cogent, collective.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Jan. 2025
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Seriously, had our honorable horror maestro taken a terrible tumble while composing the latest Goosebumps book?—
Mitch Wallace,
Forbes,
2 Jan. 2025
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Consider using two hands to steady the monocular or use surrounding objects like fences or walls to lean against while composing your image.—
Matt Morris,
Space.com,
27 Dec. 2024
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“Controlling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/controlling. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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